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Reliability of the cumulative illness rating scale for geriatrics for assessing multimorbidity in older patients with cancer: results from the ELCAPA cohort.

Comorbidities are common in older patients with cancer. The Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G, developed in 1992) provides a comprehensive assessment of comorbidities and is independently associated with the mortality rate, the hospital admission rate and functional limitations....

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Published in:Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors: Benderra, Marc A, Caillet, Philippe, Aregui, Amélie, Frelaut, Maxime, Boudou-Rouquette, Pascaline, Chouaid, Christos, Bringuier, Michael, Cudennec, Tristan, Paillaud, Elena, Canoui-Poitrine, Florence
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jan2026
Subjects:
France
Hypertension
Activities of daily living
Old age
Diseases in men
Hematologic malignancies
Cardiovascular diseases
Research methodology evaluation
Research evaluation
Genitourinary diseases
Musculoskeletal system diseases
Respiratory diseases
Longitudinal method
Geriatric assessment
Research
Research methodology
Blood diseases
Kidney diseases
Comorbidity
Gastrointestinal diseases
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