The Association of Proxy Care Engagement with Proxy Reports of Patient Experience and Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association of proxy-specific covariates with proxy-reported patient cancer care experience, quality rating, and quality of life.

Data sources/study setting

Secondary analysis of data from the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance (CanCORS) study.

Study design

Cross-sectional observational study. The respondents were proxies for patients with incident colorectal or lung cancer.

Data collection/extraction methods

Analyses used linear regression models and adjusted for patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Outcomes included patients' experiences with medical care, nursing care, and care coordination, overall quality ratings, and physical and mental health, all scored on 0-100 scales (0 = worst, 100 = best). Indepe

SUBMITTER: Roydhouse JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6153170 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature