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- Title
Assessing characteristics of populations seen at Commission on Cancer facilities using Pennsylvania linked data.
- Authors
Reed, Kristine G; Sun, Zhaojun; Yabes, Jonathan G; Drake, Coleman; Ober, Nicole; Jacobs, Bruce; Londen, G J van; Bradley, Cathy J; Sabik, Lindsay M
- Abstract
Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation certifies facilities provide quality care. We assessed differences among patients who do and do not visit CoC facilities using Pennsylvania Cancer Registry data linked to facility records for patients diagnosed with cancer between 2018 and 2019 (n = 87 472). Predicted probabilities from multivariable logistic regression indicated patients in the most advantaged Area Deprivation Index quartiles were more likely to visit CoC facilities (78.0%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 77.5% to 78.6%) compared with other quartiles. Urban patients (74.1%, 95% CI = 73.8% to 74.4%) were more likely than rural to be seen at a CoC facility (62.7%, 95% CI = 61.2% to 64.2%) as were Hispanic patients (88.0%, 95% CI = 86.7% to 89.3%) and non-Hispanic Black patients (79.1%, 95% CI = 78.1% to 80.0%) compared with White patients (72.0%, 95% CI = 71.7% to 72.4%). Differences in demographics suggest CoC data may underrepresent some groups, including low-income and rural patients.
- Subjects
PENNSYLVANIA; CANCER patient care; DEMOGRAPHY
- Publication
JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 2023, Vol 7, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
2515-5091
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jncics/pkad080