Addressing Inequity in Spatial Access to Lung Cancer Screening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The successful implementation of an equitable lung cancer screening program requires consideration of factors that influence accessibility to screening services.

Methods

Using lung cancer cases in British Columbia (BC), Canada, as a proxy for a screen-eligible population, spatial access to 36 screening sites was examined using geospatial mapping and vehicle travel time from residential postal code at diagnosis to the nearest site. The impact of urbanization and Statistics Canada's Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation were examined.

Results

Median travel time to the nearest screening site was 11.7 min (interquartile range 6.2-23.2 min). Urbanization was significantly associated with shorter drive time (p < 0.001). Ninety-nine percent of patients wit

SUBMITTER: Simkin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529474 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature