Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among People With Cancer Experiencing Homelessness.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cancer is a leading cause of death among people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in the US. Acute care settings are important sources of care for PEH; however, the association of housing status with inpatient care remains understudied, particularly in the context of cancer.

Objective

To assess whether housing status is associated with differences in the inpatient care of hospitalized adults with cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included hospitalized inpatient adults aged 18 years or older diagnosed with cancer who were identified using data from the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample. Propensity score matching was used to create a cohort of PEH and housed individuals matched according to age, sex, race and ethnicity, i

SUBMITTER: Shah K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378068 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature