Health care utilization by long-term survivors of blood or marrow transplantation-A Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood or marrow transplantation (BMT) survivors carry a high burden of morbidity, yet health care utilization by this vulnerable population remains understudied. Patterns and predictors of various domains of health care utilization in long-term BMT survivors were evaluated.

Methods

Study participants were drawn from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study (BMTSS). Patients transplanted between 1974 and 2014 at one of three transplant centers who had survived ≥2 years after BMT and were aged ≥18 years at the time of the study were included. A BMTSS survey served as the source of data for health care utilization, sociodemographics, and chronic health conditions. Domains of health care utilization in the 2 years preceding study participation included routine checku

SUBMITTER: Oliver MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922070 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature