Factors Associated With Unmet Supportive Care Needs and Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations in Ambulatory Oncology.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patients with cancer experience multiple supportive care needs (eg, coping and financial counseling) that, if not addressed, may result in poor clinical outcomes. Limited work has assessed the factors associated with unmet needs in large and diverse samples of ambulatory oncology patients.

Objective

To characterize the factors associated with unmet supportive care needs among ambulatory oncology patients and to assess whether such needs were associated with emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.

Design, setting, and participants

Between October 1, 2019, and June 30, 2022, cross-sectional retrospective analyses were performed in a large and diverse ambulatory cancer population via My Wellness Check, an electronic health record (EHR)-based sup

SUBMITTER: Penedo FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10285575 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature