The development and validation testing of a comprehensive frailty assessment in women with breast cancer

• Published in: BMC women's health Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 46 - 10
• Main Authors: Huang, Sheng-Miauh, Tseng, Ling-Ming, Huang, Chi-Cheng, Lien, Pei-Ju, Fang, Su-Chen, Hong, Yinhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.02.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - complications; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Care and treatment; Cognitive ability; Comorbidity; Delphi Technique; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Factor analysis; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Frailty; Frailty - diagnosis; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Health aspects; Humans; Middle Aged; Middle aged women; Mortality; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; ROC Curve; Sensitivity; Specificity; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Taiwan; Womens health; Taiwan; Frailty; Psychometrics; Sensitivity; Specificity; Breast cancer

Women with breast cancer are known to suffer from disease and treatment, and the generic measurement tools may underestimate their frailty. A specific instrument comprehensively measuring frailty among women with breast cancer has not yet been developed. This study aims to develop and validate the t...