Cancer in Moroccan elderly: the first multicenter transverse study exploring the sociodemographic characteristics, clini
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Cancer in Moroccan elderly: the first multicenter transverse study exploring the sociodemographic characteristics, clinical profile and quality of life of elderly Moroccan cancer patients Mounia Amzerin1,2* , Mohamed Layachi3, Aziz Bazine4, Rachid Aassab5, Samia Arifi6, Zineb Benbrahim6, Mohamed Reda Khmamouche7, Mouna Kairouani8, Hanan Raiss9, Noura Majid10, Saloua Ouaouch11, Mohammed Ichou7, Said Afqir8, Nawfal Mellas6, Mohamed Fetohi4, Rachid Razine12,13 and Hassan Errihani14
Abstract Background: Moroccan incidence of cancer is increasing with the lengthening of life expectancy. Data regarding elderly Moroccan cancer patients are lacking. In the context of our project aiming to develop an adapted version of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment CGA to the Moroccan population, we launched the first Moroccan multicenter transverse study to explore the characteristics of elderly Moroccan cancer patients. Methods: The study was conducted in nine Moroccan medical oncology departments. Patients were enrolled over 4 months. Inclusion criteria were patients aged 65 years or over with verified solid cancer. The questionnaire included four sections: socio-demographic and economic data, clinical data, vulnerability and EORTC-QLQ C30. We explored the entire included population. Then, we compared the results according to age (65–70 years old and ≥ 71 years old) and sex. We also explored the correlation between G8 scores and the ability to practice religion as an indicator of fitness level. Results: In total, 164 patients were enrolled. The mean age was 73.18 ± 6.01 years. The majority of patients were married, lived with their children and received their financial income from them. Fifteen percent of families asked to hide the diagnosis from the patient. Breast (23%), colorectal (15.9%) and lung (14%) cancers were the most frequent, and 83.5% had an abnormal G8. The majority of the patients were independent for basic daily activities. Female patients had poorer social and economic conditions. Abnormal G8 was correlated with religious practice and quality of life scores. (Continued on next page)
* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 Ahmad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Center of Cancer Treatment, Department of Medical Oncology, Tangier, Morocco 2 Mohamed V University in Rabat, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Cre
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