Older adults' interest and concerns about life expectancy information for cancer screening decisions: Results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging
Most older adults were interested in knowing their estimated life expectancy, but few are having conversations about it with healthcare providers or to inform cancer screening decisions. Further efforts are needed to improve patient-provider consideration of and discussion about life expectancy as a component of informed medical decision making.
Authors
- Lindsay C. Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2725-3107)
- Laura Brotzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3243-0913)
- Brian J. Zikmund‐Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1637-4176)
- Jeffrey T. Kullgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-5707)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103257
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00