ArticleJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2012
Quality of breast cancer care: perception versus practice.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Differences in Cancer Patient Experience by Race, Ethnicity, and Preferred Language: A Systematic Review.Cancer medicine · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Interpersonal Interactions Related to Racism in Studies Assessing Breast and Gynecological Cancer Health Outcomes Among Black Women.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Pooled it
- Associations between CAHPS scores of patient care experiences and breast cancer survival among senior female survivors:a SEER-CAHPS analysis.Women & health · 2025Article
- Associations between race/ethnicity and SEER-CAHPS patient care experiences among female Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2023Article
- Expansion of the quality of care index on breast cancer and its risk factors using the global burden of disease study 2019.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- Trust, medical expertise and humaneness: A qualitative study on people with cancer' satisfaction with medical care.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- Reducing wait time for administration of systemic anticancer treatment (SACT) in a hospital outpatient facility.BMJ open quality · 2020Article
- Survivors' Perceptions of Quality of Colorectal Cancer Care by Sexual Orientation.American journal of clinical oncology · 2020Article
- Relationship between chemotherapy-induced adverse reactions and health-related quality of life in patients with breast cancer.Medicine · 2020Observational
- Patient-clinician interactions and disparities in breast cancer care: the equality in breast cancer care study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Article
- Influence of the Sense of Coherence, the Doctor-Patient Relationship, Optimism and Non-Haematological Adverse Reactions on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Perceived discrimination in medical settings and perceived quality of care: A population-based study in Chicago.PloS one · 2019Article
- Demographic, Parental, and Personal Factors and Youth Athletes' Concussion-Related Knowledge and Beliefs.Journal of athletic training · 2018Article
- Comparison of objective measures and patients' perceptions of quality of services in government health facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2018Article
- Primary Care Practice Transformation and the Rise of Consumerism.Journal of general internal medicine · 2017Article
- Radiology as the Point of Cancer Patient and Care Team Engagement: Applying the 4R Model at a Patient's Breast Cancer Care Initiation.Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2016Article
- How Does Caregiver Well-Being Relate to Perceived Quality of Care in Patients With Cancer? Exploring Associations and Pathways.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2016Article
- Relationship between surgical oncologic outcomes and publically reported hospital quality and satisfaction measures.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2015Article
- Racial and ethnic disparities in patient-provider communication, quality-of-care ratings, and patient activation among long-term cancer survivors.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2014Article
- Follow-up care experiences and perceived quality of care among long-term survivors of breast, prostate, colorectal, and gynecologic cancers.Journal of oncology practice · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeBecause insurers use performance and quality metrics to inform reimbursement, identifying remediable causes of poor-quality cancer care is imperative. We undertook this descriptive cohort study to assess key predictors of women's perceived quality of their breast cancer care and actual guideline-concordant quality of care received. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe surveyed inner-city women with newly diagnosed and surgically treated early-stage breast cancer requiring adjuvant treatment who were enrolled onto a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of patient assistance to reduce disparities in care. We assessed women's perceived quality of care and perceived quality of the process of getting care, such as getting referrals, test results, and treatments; we abstracted records to determine the actual quality of care.
resultsOf the 374 new patients with early-stage breast cancer enrolled onto the RCT, only a slight majority of women (55%) perceived their quality of care as excellent; 88% actually received good-quality, guideline-concordant care. Excellent perceived quality (P < .001) was significantly associated with patients' perception of the quality of the process of getting care (adjusted relative risk [RR], 1.78; 95% CI, 1.65 to 1.87). Also associated with perceived quality-and mediated by race-were trust in one's physician (adjusted RR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.16 to 1.64) and perceived racism, which affected black women more than women of other races/ethnicities (black race-adjusted RR for perceived racism, 0.33 [95% CI, 0.10 to 0.87]; black race-adjusted RR for trust, 1.61 [95% CI, 0.97 to 1.90]; c = 0.82 for the model; P < .001). Actual quality of care provided did not affect perceived quality of care received.
conclusionPatients' perceived quality of care differs from their receipt of high-quality care. Mutable targets to improve perceived quality of care include the processes of getting care and trusting their physician.
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