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ArticleJournal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs2012

Multilevel factors affecting quality: examples from the cancer care continuum.

Jane Zapka, Stephen H Taplin, Patricia Ganz, Eva Grunfeld, Katherine Sterba

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Article in Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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51citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Novel Application of Predictive Modeling: A Tailored Approach to Promoting HCC Surveillance in Patients With Cirrhosis.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2022
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  6. Multilevel barriers and facilitators to widespread use of preconception carrier screening in the United States.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2023
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  10. Evaluating and Improving Cancer Screening Process Quality in a Multilevel Context: The PROSPR II Consortium Design and Research Agenda.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022
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  13. Conceptual Model for the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Continuum: Current Status and Research Agenda.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2022
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  16. Determinants of Guideline-Discordant Breast Cancer Care.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2021
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  18. Lessons Learned to Promote Lung Cancer Screening and Preempt Worsening Lung Cancer Disparities.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jane ZapkaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Rm 302H, 135 Cannon St, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. zapka@musc.edu
Stephen H Taplin
Patricia Ganz
Eva Grunfeld
Katherine Sterba

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complex environmental context must be considered as we move forward to improve cancer care and, ultimately, patient and population outcomes. The cancer care continuum represents several care types, each of which includes multiple technical and communication steps and interfaces among patients, providers, and organizations. We use two case scenarios to 1) illustrate the variability, diversity, and interaction of factors from multiple levels that affect care quality and 2) discuss research implications and provide hypothetical examples of multilevel interventions. Each scenario includes a targeted literature review to illustrate contextual influences upon care and sets the stage for theory-informed interventions. The screening case highlights access issues in older women, and the survivorship case illustrates the multiple transition challenges faced by patients, families, and organizations. Example interventions show the potential gains of implementing intervention strategies that work synergistically at multiple levels. While research examining multilevel intervention is a priority, it presents numerous study design, measurement, and analytic challenges.

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NeoplasmsPatient Acceptance of Health CareQuality of Health CareSocial EnvironmentCommunity NetworksContinuity of Patient CareEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHealth Services ResearchHumansLife StyleMass MediaMedicarePatient Care TeamPrecision MedicinePrimary Prevention

Identifiers

PMID22623591
PMCPMC3482973

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