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15249960

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
With increasing life expectancy, a therapeutic decision raises the question of the primary goals to be aimed for. Is an absolute gain in age a goal equal to the preservation of an active life? While in younger patients the strategy followed by the patient and the doctor will usually be that of long-term survival, the decision making process for older patients with functional deficits is more challenging. Though functional deficits show a positive correlation with age, a causal relationship does not exist, which implies considerable inter-individual heterogeneity in the group of older patients. In particular, patients who have reached older ages "successfully" without any major limitations in their health should be considered for more intensive treatment strategies. At the same time, younger patients with relevant functional limitations and without any chance of improvement may not benefit from these interventions. The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) offers the opportunity to describe and classify these deficits systematically. It therefore has a key role in the individual decision making process.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0340-2592
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
922-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Geriatric assessment. Is it significantly helpful in selection of elderly tumour patients for a difficult therapy?].
pubmed:affiliation
Urologische Universitätsklinik Essen. susanne.krege@uni-essen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract