Patient-reported discrimination among limited-resourced cancer survivors: a brief report.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Healthcare discrimination has been associated with health disparities including lower cancer screenings, higher medical mistrust, and strained patient-provider relationships. Our study sought to understand patient-reported discrimination among cancer survivors with limited resources living in the United States.

Design and methods

We used cross-sectional survey data distributed by the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) in 12/2020 and 07/2021. Respondents reported source and reason of healthcare discrimination. Age, sex, race and ethnicity, annual household income, Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA), Area Deprivation Index (ADI), employment status, cancer type, and number of comorbidities were independent variables of interest. The association between these variables and

SUBMITTER: Caston NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617020 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature