Performance of standardized cancer patient pathways in Sweden visualized using observational data and a state-transition model.

ABSTRACT: Standardized Cancer Patient Pathways (CPPs) were introduced in Swedish healthcare starting in 2015 to improve diagnostics for patients with symptoms of cancer, patient satisfaction and equity of care between healthcare providers. An inclusion target and a time target were set. Our primary aim was to visualize the patient population going through CPPs, in terms of investigation time and indications of the various outcomes including cancer diagnoses. Our secondary aims were to examine if targets were met, and to examine frequencies of undetected cancer. We collected data from 19,204 patients starting in a CPP, and 7895 patients diagnosed with cancer in 2018 in a region of Sweden. A state transition model was developed and used as analytical framework, and patients were mapped over time in th

SUBMITTER: Borg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature