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Table 2 In- and exclusion criteria

From: Study protocol of KLIMOP: a cohort study on the wellbeing of older cancer patients in Belgium and the Netherlands

 

Cases:

Control group 1:

Control group 2:

Caregivers

 

Cancer patients

≥ 70 years

Patients without

cancer ≥ 70 years

Cancer patients

50 - 69 years

 

Inclusion criteria

Consenting after being informed

√

√

√

√

Aged 70 years and older

√

√

  

Aged between 50 and 69 years

  

√

 

Life expectancy more than 6 months 1

√

√

√

 

Persons who have a thorough command of Dutch

√

√

√

 

Interview within three months after cancer diagnosis

√

 

√

 

Exclusion criteria

Persons with a formal diagnosis of dementia

√

√

√

 

Persons with a previous diagnosis of invasive cancer 2

√

√

√

 

Persons too ill to participate 1

√

√

√

 
  1. 1 based on the judgment of the attending doctor
  2. 2 except non-melanoma cancer of the skin