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SUBMITTER: Wildes TM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4967373 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 20160624 9
Falls in older adults with cancer are more common than in noncancer controls, yet no fall-risk screening tool has been validated in this population. We undertook a cross-sectional pilot study of the Falls Risk Questionnaire (FRQ) in 21 adults aged ≥65 receiving systemic cancer therapy. Participants completed the FRQ, geriatric assessment measures, and a measure of fear-of-falling. The recruitment rate was 87.5 %, with 95.2 % completion of the FRQ and additional geriatric assessment and quality o ...[more]