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- Title
Differences in diagnosis, treatment, and survival rate of acute myeloid leukemia with or without disabilities: A national cohort study in the Republic of Korea.
- Authors
Kwon, Jihyun; Kim, So Young; Yeob, Kyoung Eun; Han, Hye Sook; Lee, Ki Hyeong; Shin, Dong Wook; Kim, Yeon‐Yong; Park, Jong Heon; Park, Jong Hyock; Kawachi, Ichiro
- Abstract
We analyzed the patterns of diagnosis, treatment, and prognoses of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with and without disabilities. The data were collected from the National Disability Database, the Korean Central Cancer Registry, and the Korean National Health Insurance claim database. We built a cohort of 2 776 450 people with disabilities and a nondisabled cohort of 8 329 350 people who were selected at a ratio of 1:3 by matching age and sex. From this population, adult patients who were diagnosed with AML were analyzed. The number of patients with AML were 26.74 per 100 000 in people without disabilities and 20.39 per 100 000 in those with disabilities (P <.0001). The proportion of AML patients receiving chemotherapy and those of patients receiving transplants were significantly lower in the disabled population than that of nondisabled populations (71.2% vs 77.1%, P =.0031, and 17.5% vs 26.9%, P =.002). This trend was more pronounced in subgroups of communication disability and major internal organ disorder. The median survival was 10.8 months for patients with disabilities, which was significantly shorter than 17.1 months for those without a disability (P =.002). Individuals with disabilities have a low diagnosis rate of AML and undergo less active treatment, which results in inferior prognosis.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; ACUTE myeloid leukemia; DISABILITIES; NATIONAL health insurance; COMMUNICATIVE disorders; PEOPLE with disabilities; COHORT analysis; MEDICAL registry personnel; CANCER patients; SURVIVAL rate; CANCER prognosis
- Publication
Cancer Medicine, 2020, Vol 9, Issue 15, p5335
- ISSN
2045-7634
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cam4.3179