%0 Journal Article %A Vakili, Masoud %A Kafan, Samira %A Tabrizi, Gholamreza %A Arabi, Mohsen %A Hashemi Nasabzadeh, Roshanak %T The role of comprehensive geriatric assessments on the quality of life of disabled elderly cancer patients %J Razi Journal of Medical Sciences %V 21 %N 129 %U http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3608-en.html %R %D 2015 %K I ADL, ADL, CGA, %X  Background: In this study, the impact of comprehensive geriatric assessments on the quality and the length of life in disabled elderly cancer patients were evaluated. Methods: In an interventional study, 70 patients with cancer were randomly divided into two treatment and control groups. Patients were evaluated during a six-month study using comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) test. Results: The patient’s mean age was 4.2 ± 67.1 years. It was shown that CGA intervention had no impact on physical activity tests, including instrumental activities of daily living and activities of daily living, but a significant improvement was shown in patient’s psychological status using geriatric depression test. Conclusion: The results of the current study showed that CGA interventions have a positive effect on the quality of the life of the elderly cancer patients %> http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3608-en.pdf %P 68-74 %& 68 %! %9 Research %L A-10-1-1650 %+ Shohadaye Takab Hospital, Takab, Iran %G eng %@ 2228-7043 %[ 2015