Trends in colorectal cancer screening over time for persons with and without chronic disability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with disabilities have often experienced disparities in routine cancer screening. However, with civil rights protections from the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, such disparities may diminish over time.

Objective

To examine whether disability disparities exist for colorectal cancer screening and whether these screening patterns have changed over time.

Methods

We analyzed National Health Interview Survey responses from civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. residents 50-75 years old from selected years between 1998 and 2010. We specified 7 chronic disability indicators using self-reported functional impairments, activity/participation limitations, and expected duration. Separately for women and men, we conducted bivariable and multivariable logis

SUBMITTER: Iezzoni LI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4903950 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature