Quality of care for comorbid conditions during the transition to survivorship: differences between cancer survivors and noncancer controls.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Building on previous research documenting differences in preventive care quality between cancer survivors and noncancer controls, this study examines comorbid condition care.

Methods

Using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) -Medicare database, we examined comorbid condition quality of care in patients with locoregional breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer diagnosed in 2004 who were age ≥ 66 years at diagnosis, who had survived ≥ 3 years, and who were enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare. Controls were frequency matched to cases on age, sex, race, and region. Quality of care was assessed from day 366 through day 1,095 postdiagnosis using published indicators of chronic (n = 10) and acute (n = 19) condition care. The proportion of eligib

SUBMITTER: Snyder CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3595422 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature