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Prevalence of Cancer Screening Among Adults With Disabilities, United States, 2013.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Disability and Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Pooled it
- Cancer Prevention in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Literature Review of Caregiver Perspectives in Institutional and Home Care Settings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening by Disability Types: a Systematic Review.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Pooled it
- Do people with disabilities experience disparities in cancer care? A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Disability and Participation in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A cross-sectional study on national cancer screening participation among people with physical disabilities: focus on health screening experience and perceptions.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Breast cancer screening and cancer prognosis in patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2026Article
- The importance of cancer prevention policies to inform and guide preventative and screening measures for people with intellectual disabilities: The COST project "Cancer- Understanding Prevention in Intellectual Disabilities".Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2026Article
- Population-based cancer screening access needs of disabled people: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2026Review
- The intersection between pre-existing disability and cancer-survivorship: A narrative review.Health promotion perspectives · 2025Review
- Primary Care Providers' Experiences Recommending and Performing Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Study.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review to Evaluate the Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Disability.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Lung cancer screening use among screening-eligible adults with disabilities.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024Article
- Assessing Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening with Pap Test by Disability Types.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
- Principles for Service Delivery: Best Practices for Cervical Screening for Women with Disabilities.International journal of women's health · 2024Review
- Prevalence of self-skin exams and full body skin exams among patients with disabilities.Archives of dermatological research · 2023Article
- Hyperlocal disparities in breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening: An ecological study of social vulnerability in Miami-Dade county.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Early-onset stroke among people with disabilities: a national database study in South Korea from 2008 to 2017.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
- An Adapted Cancer Screening Education Program for Native American Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers: Protocol for Feasibility and Acceptability Testing.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionMany studies on cancer screening among adults with disabilities examined disability status only, which masks subgroup differences. We examined prevalence of receipt of cancer screening tests by disability status and type.
methodsWe used 2013 National Health Interview Survey data to assess prevalence of 1) guideline-concordant mammography, Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, and endoscopy and stool tests; 2) physicians' recommendations for these tests; and 3) barriers to health-care access among adults with and without disabilities (defined as difficulty with cognition, hearing, vision, or mobility).
resultsReported Pap test use ranged from 66.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 60.3%-71.4%) to 80.2% (95% CI, 72.4%-86.2%) among women with different types of disabilities compared with 81.4% (95% CI, 80.0%-82.7%) among women without disabilities. Prevalence of mammography among women with disabilities was also lower (range, 61.2% [95% CI, 50.5%-71.0%] to 67.5% [95% CI, 62.8%-71.9%]) compared with women without disabilities (72.8% [95% CI, 70.7%-74.9%]). Screening for colorectal cancer was 57.0% among persons without disabilities, and ranged from 48.6% (95% CI, 40.3%-57.0%) among those with vision limitations to 64.6% (95% CI, 58.5%-70.2%) among those with hearing limitations. Receiving recommendations for Pap tests and mammography increased all respondents' likelihood of receiving these tests. The most frequently reported barrier to accessing health care reported by adults with disabilities was difficulty scheduling an appointment.
conclusionWe observed disparities in receipt of cancer screening among adults with disabilities; however, disparities varied by disability type. Our findings may be used to refine interventions to close gaps in cancer screening among persons with disabilities.
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