Review articleNursing intervention and older adults who have cancer: specific science and evidence based practice
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Background and significance
Older adults incur more than 60% of cancers diagnosed and close to 70% of cancer deaths [1], [2]. Survival varies by age, yet the equation between age and survival is confounded by many socially determined factors, including access to care, dose attenuation, and treatment variation across provider and geographic region [3]. Clinical phenomena in cancer and aging represent complex intersections of biology, senescence, treatment, and response [2], [3], [4], [5]. Nurses who work in cancer care
Purpose and methods
This article focuses on evidence-based practice in gero–oncology through a critical review of the most recent research that explores nursing intervention with older adults who have cancer. It highlights successful approaches to intervention and reveals areas where necessary research is lacking. The summary synthesizes evidence from available research and offers strategies for creating guidelines for practice and directions for research.1
Summary
This review of a small and heterogeneous body of literature suggests intriguing and useful approaches to nursing interventions with older adults who have cancer and areas that clearly deserve greater attention in future research. Research such as that done by McCorkle [18] and Goodwin [13], while disparate in design, clearly demonstrate the ability of interventions to achieve better continuity of care and appropriate treatment for physically and socially vulnerable older adults with cancer.
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