Long-term health-care utilisation in older patients with cancer and the association with the Geriatric 8 screening tool : a retrospective analysis using linked clinical and population-based data in Belgium

Abstract: Background Little evidence is available on the long-term health-care utilisation of older patients with cancer and whether this is associated with geriatric screening results. We aimed to evaluate long-term health-care utilisation among older patients after cancer diagnosis and the association with baseline Geriatric 8 (G8) screening results. Methods For this retrospective analysis, we included data from three cohort studies for patients (aged >= 70 years) with a new cancer diagnosis who underwent G8 screening between Oct 19, 2009 and Feb 27, 2015, and who survived more than 3 mon... Mehr ...