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ArticleBreast cancer research and treatment2024

Racial/ethnic disparities in the association between patient care experiences and receipt of initial surgical breast cancer care: findings from SEER-CAHPS.

Mariana Arevalo, Trevor A Pickering, Sally W Vernon, Kayo Fujimoto, Melissa F Peskin, Albert J Farias

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Article in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mariana ArevaloDepartment of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA. Mariana.Arevalo@Moffitt.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-532X
Trevor A PickeringDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2281-641X
Sally W VernonDepartment of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.
Kayo FujimotoDepartment of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8445-2711
Melissa F PeskinDepartment of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.
Albert J FariasDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6463-7831
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USUniversity of Southern California · USMoffitt Cancer Center · US

Funding

Southern California Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR001855 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Thomas A Buchanan, Michele D. Kipke · 2016 to 2026
$81.3M
Southern California Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000130 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI BUCHANAN, THOMAS A · 2012 to 2015
$36.0M
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE EDUCATION--CANCER PREVENTION/CONTROLR25CA057712 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MULLEN, PATRICIA DOLAN · 1992 to 2017
$8.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000130NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR000130NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001855NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR001855NCI NIH HHS R25 CA057712NCI NIH HHS R25-CA57712Susan G. Komen GTDR14300827
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Abstract

purposeWe determined whether racial/ethnic differences in patient experiences with care influence timeliness and type of initial surgical breast cancer treatment for a sample of female Medicare cancer patients.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study using the linked Epidemiology and End Results-Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (SEER-CAHPS) dataset. The outcomes were: (1) time-to-initial surgical treatment, and (2) type of treatment [breast conserving surgery (BCS) vs. mastectomy]. The indicators were reports of four types of patient experiences with care including doctor communication, getting care quickly, getting needed care, and getting needed Rx. Interaction terms in each multivariable logistic model examined if the associations varied by race/ethnicity.

resultsOf the 2069 patients, 84.6% were White, 7.6% Black and 7.8% Hispanic. After adjusting for potential confounders, non-Hispanic Black patients who provided excellent reports of their ability to get needed prescriptions had lower odds of receiving surgery within 2-months of diagnosis, compared to NH-Whites who provided less than excellent reports (aOR: 0.29, 95% CI 0.09-0.98). There were no differences based on 1-month or 3-month thresholds. We found no other statistically significant effect of race/ethnicity. As to type of surgery, among NH Blacks, excellent reports of getting care quickly were associated with higher odds of receiving BCS versus mastectomy (aOR: 2.82, 95% CI 1.16-6.85) compared to NH Whites with less than excellent reports. We found no other statistically significant differences by race/ethnicity.

conclusionExperiences with care are measurable and modifiable factors that can be used to assess and improve aspects of patient-centered care. Improvements in patient care experiences of older adults with cancer, particularly among minorities, may help to eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in timeliness and type of surgical treatment.

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Breast NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMastectomyMedicarePatient CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesCancer treatmentInequitiesNeoplasmQuality careSurgerySurvivorship

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