Association of Patient Experience of Care and Radiation Therapy Initiation Among Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

For women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy (RT) has been a guideline-recommended treatment. However, lumpectomy followed by hormonal therapy is also an approved treatment for certain women. It is unclear what patient-driven factors are related to decisions to receive RT. This study examined relationships between patient-reported experience of care, an important dimension of health care quality, and receipt of RT after lumpectomy.

Methods and materials

We used National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data linked to the CMS Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient surveys (SEER-CAHPS) to examine experiences of care among women diagnosed with local/regional sta

SUBMITTER: Halpern MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524855 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature