Barriers to health care contribute to delays in follow-up among women with abnormal cancer screening: Data from the Patient Navigation Research Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited understanding of the association between barriers to care and clinical outcomes within patient navigation programs.

Methods

Secondary analyses of data from the intervention arms of the Patient Navigation Research Program were performed, which included navigated participants with abnormal breast and cervical cancer screening tests from 2007 to 2010. Independent variables were: 1) the number of unique barriers to care (0, 1, 2, or ≥3) documented during patient navigation encounters; and 2) the presence of socio-legal barriers originating from social policy (yes/no). The median time to diagnostic resolution of index screening abnormalities was estimated using Kaplan-Meier cumulative incidence curves. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression

SUBMITTER: Ramachandran A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4675460 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature