Association of race/ethnicity and patient care experiences with receipt of definitive treatment among prostate cancer survivors: a SEER-CAHPS study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate the association of race/ethnicity, patient care experiences (PCEs), and receipt of definitive treatment and treatment modality among older adults in the United States (US) with localized prostate cancer (PCa).

Methods

Using Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results dataset linked to Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (SEER-CAHPS) for 2007-2015, we identified men aged ≥ 65 years who completed a CAHPS survey within one year before and one year after PCa diagnosis. Associations of race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic White (NHW), non-Hispanic Black (NHB), Hispanic, non-Hispanic Asian (NHA), and other) and of interactions between race/ethnicity and PCEs (getting needed care, getting care quickly, doctor communication, a

SUBMITTER: Pandit AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11162596 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature