Preventive care service use among cancer survivors with serious psychological distress: An analysis of the medical expenditure panel survey data.

ABSTRACT: Serious psychological distress (SPD) can adversely impact health and quality of life after cancer. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between SPD and the receipt of preventive care services and cancer screening among survivors and adults without a cancer history. A total of 12,564 cancer survivors and 160,023 adults without a cancer history as comparison group were identified from the population-based Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2008-2015). SPD was assessed using the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. We examined use of preventive care and cancer screening services in cancer survivors and comparison adults with/without SPD. Multivariable logistic regression models were conducted for each outcome: preventive service (i.e. blood pressure, cholesterol, inf

SUBMITTER: Rim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6637742 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature