Olivia Le Saux1, Sandrine Lapotre-Aurelle2, Sophie Watelet2, Elisabeth Castel-Kremer3, Clémence Lecardonnel2, Florence Murard-Reeman2, Christine Ravot2, Claire Falandry4. 1. Medical Oncology Department, Institut de Cancérologie des Hospices Civils de Lyon (IC-HCL), Pierre-Bénite, France; Lyon 1 University, EMR 3738, Faculté de Médecine Lyon-Sud, Oullins, France; Geriatric Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France. Electronic address: olivia.le-saux@chu-lyon.fr. 2. Geriatric Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France. 3. Geriatric Department, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France. 4. Geriatric Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France; CarMen Biomedical Research Laboratory (Cardiovascular Diseases, Metabolism, Diabetology and Nutrition) INSERM UMR 1060, Université de Lyon, Oullins, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: When treated with anticancer therapies, a number of issues are raised for older patients such as physical needs (coping with symptoms and side-effects) or psychological needs. Geriatric tailored interventions addressing these needs may be effective in terms of improving quality of life of our patients. METHODS: A systematic review was performed in September 2017 in MEDLINE. All reports assessing older patients with cancer care needs in the context of anticancer systemic therapy were reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 357 articles were analyzed. From these, 35 studies were included in the analysis. Compared to younger patients, the elderly had less supportive care needs. While older patients asked for less information than their younger counterparts, they still requested information on diagnosis, seriousness of the disease, chances of cure, spread of the disease, recovery, courses of illness, possible consequences, treatment procedures, treatment options, possible side effects and how to deal with them, and what they could do in daily life. When taking into consideration the various needs as assessed by the "Supportive Care Needs Survey", physical and daily living were the most frequently reported needs with emphasis on nutrition, coping with physical symptoms, dealing with side effects of treatment, and performing usual physical tasks and activities. CONCLUSION: Information demand seemed moderate but a great deal of attention was paid to nutrition and well-being.
OBJECTIVE: When treated with anticancer therapies, a number of issues are raised for older patients such as physical needs (coping with symptoms and side-effects) or psychological needs. Geriatric tailored interventions addressing these needs may be effective in terms of improving quality of life of our patients. METHODS: A systematic review was performed in September 2017 in MEDLINE. All reports assessing older patients with cancer care needs in the context of anticancer systemic therapy were reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 357 articles were analyzed. From these, 35 studies were included in the analysis. Compared to younger patients, the elderly had less supportive care needs. While older patients asked for less information than their younger counterparts, they still requested information on diagnosis, seriousness of the disease, chances of cure, spread of the disease, recovery, courses of illness, possible consequences, treatment procedures, treatment options, possible side effects and how to deal with them, and what they could do in daily life. When taking into consideration the various needs as assessed by the "Supportive Care Needs Survey", physical and daily living were the most frequently reported needs with emphasis on nutrition, coping with physical symptoms, dealing with side effects of treatment, and performing usual physical tasks and activities. CONCLUSION: Information demand seemed moderate but a great deal of attention was paid to nutrition and well-being.