社区肿瘤学家治疗老年癌症患者的决策。

Community Oncologists' Decision-Making for Treatment of Older Patients With Cancer.

机构信息

From James Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, California; Southeast Clinical Oncology Research (SCOR) Consortium NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Heartland Cancer Research NCORP, Decatur, Illinois; and Delaware/Christiana Care NCORP, Newark, Delaware.

出版信息

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 Mar;16(3):301-309. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.7047.

Abstract

This study's objectives were to describe community oncologists' beliefs about and confidence with geriatric care and to determine whether geriatric-relevant information influences cancer treatment decisions. Community oncologists were recruited to participate in 2 multisite geriatric oncology trials. Participants shared their beliefs about and confidence in caring for older adults. They were also asked to make a first-line chemotherapy recommendation (combination vs single-agent vs no chemotherapy) for a hypothetical vignette of an older patient with advanced pancreatic cancer. Each oncologist received one randomly chosen vignette that varied on 3 variables: age (72/84 years), impaired function (yes/no), and cognitive impairment (yes/no). Other patient characteristics were held constant. Logistic regression models were used to identify associations between oncologist/vignette-patient characteristics and treatment decisions. Oncologist response rate was 61% (n=305/498). Most oncologists agreed that "the care of older adults with cancer needs to be improved" (89%) and that "geriatrics training is essential" (72%). However, <25% were "very confident" in recognizing dementia or conducting a fall risk or functional assessment, and only 23% reported using the geriatric assessment in clinic. Each randomly varied patient characteristic was independently associated with the decision to treat: younger age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 5.01; 95% CI, 2.73-9.20), normal cognition (aOR, 5.42; 95% CI, 3.01-9.76), and being functionally intact (aOR, 3.85; 95% CI, 2.12-7.00). Accounting for all vignettes across all scenarios, 161 oncologists (52%) said they would offer chemotherapy. All variables were independently associated with prescribing single-agent over combination chemotherapy (older age: aOR, 3.22; 95% CI 1.43-7.25, impaired cognition: aOR, 3.13; 95% CI, 1.36-7.20, impaired function: aOR, 2.48; 95% CI, 1.12-5.72). Oncologists' characteristics were not associated with decisions about providing chemotherapy. Geriatric-relevant information, when available, strongly influences community oncologists' treatment decisions.

摘要

本研究旨在描述社区肿瘤学家对老年护理的信念和信心,并确定老年相关信息是否会影响癌症治疗决策。社区肿瘤学家被招募参加了两项多中心老年肿瘤学试验。参与者分享了他们对照顾老年人的信念和信心。他们还被要求为一名患有晚期胰腺癌的老年患者的假设案例做出一线化疗建议(联合治疗与单药治疗与无化疗)。每位肿瘤学家都收到了一个随机选择的案例,该案例在三个变量上有所不同:年龄(72/84 岁)、功能障碍(是/否)和认知障碍(是/否)。其他患者特征保持不变。使用逻辑回归模型确定肿瘤学家/案例患者特征与治疗决策之间的关联。肿瘤学家的回复率为 61%(n=305/498)。大多数肿瘤学家都同意“需要改善癌症老年患者的护理”(89%)和“老年医学培训至关重要”(72%)。然而,<25%的人“非常有信心”识别痴呆症或进行跌倒风险或功能评估,只有 23%的人报告在诊所使用老年评估。每个随机变化的患者特征与治疗决策独立相关:年龄较小(调整后的优势比[aOR],5.01;95%CI,2.73-9.20)、认知正常(aOR,5.42;95%CI,3.01-9.76)和功能完整(aOR,3.85;95%CI,2.12-7.00)。考虑到所有案例中的所有案例,161 名肿瘤学家(52%)表示他们将提供化疗。所有变量均与单药治疗而非联合化疗的处方独立相关(年龄较大:aOR,3.22;95%CI 1.43-7.25,认知障碍:aOR,3.13;95%CI,1.36-7.20,功能障碍:aOR,2.48;95%CI,1.12-5.72)。肿瘤学家的特征与提供化疗的决策无关。当有老年相关信息时,它会强烈影响社区肿瘤学家的治疗决策。

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