Common and distinct characteristics associated with self-reported functional status in older patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy

To evaluate for inter-individual differences in two subjective measures of functional status in older patients (n = 112), as well as to determine which demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics, and levels of cognitive function, were associated with initial levels and with the trajectory of the two measures.Functional status was assessed using self-report measures of physical function (PF) and role function (RF) from the European...