Social network, social support and unplanned hospital admission in older patients with cancer.

201Background: Cancer incidence is rising as the number of older adults increases. Lack of social support has been found to predict mortality among cancer patients. Emotional support has been reported to be the most desirable type of social support. Methods: The data was collected prospectively, and analysis conducted in a retrospective manner, in a cohort of older adults seen at the Program for Healthy Aging at the MD Anderson Cancer Center between Jan 2013 and December 2015. Demographics, cancer diagnosis, and other geriatric conditions were diagnosed and collected during comprehensive geriatric assessments. Social supports were measured through self-report RAND’s Medical Outcomes study (MOS) questionnaires. Overall social support and sub domains (emotional, informational, tangible, affectionate, and positive interaction) were scored. Outcomes including unplanned hospital admission were collected through reviewing of medical records. Pearson chi-square or the Fisher exact tests were used to compare grou...