Arman Zereshkian, Benazir Mir Khan, Xingshan Cao, Nayanee Henry-Noel, Ines Menjak, Rajin Mehta, Bonnie Bristow, Maureen Trudeau, Matthew Neve, Mireille Norris, Mark Pasetka, Katie Rice, Fiona McCullock, Frances Wright, Ewa Szumacher
PURPOSE: Vulnerable Elder Survey (VES-13) is a screening tool used in assessing older vulnerable patients at risk of functional decline. We sought to evaluate how VES-13 tool would impact oncologist referral pattern to geriatricians as our primary outcome. We also sought to better understand how VES-13 scores impacted referral to additional services (allied healthcare), and modification to oncological treatment. METHODS: A retrospective review of VES-13 questionnaires completed by older women (age 70 or older) with breast cancer referred to the Senior Women's Breast Cancer Clinic (SWBCC) was undertaken...
May 2022: Journal of Geriatric Oncology