Factors associated with readmissions in women participating in screening programs and treated for breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to identify the risk factors associated with early, late and long-term readmissions in women diagnosed with breast cancer participating in screening programs.

Methods

We performed a multicenter cohort study of 1055 women aged 50-69 years participating in Spanish screening programs, diagnosed with breast cancer between 2000 and 2009, and followed up to 2014. Readmission was defined as a hospital admission related to the disease and/or treatment complications, and was classified as early (< 30 days), late (30 days-1 year), or long-term readmission (> 1 year). We used logistic regression to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (aOR), and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) to explore the factors associated with early, late and long-term readmissions, adjusting by

SUBMITTER: Miret C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6896282 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature