The effect of a severe psychiatric illness on colorectal cancer treatment and survival: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify inequalities in cancer survival rates for patients with a history of severe psychiatric illness (SPI) compared to those with no history of mental illness and explore differences in the provision of recommended cancer treatment as a potential explanation.

Design

Population-based retrospective cohort study using linked cancer registry and administrative data at ICES.

Setting

The universal healthcare system in Ontario, Canada.

Participants

Colorectal cancer (CRC) patients diagnosed between April 1st, 2007 and December 31st, 2012. SPI history (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, other psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders or major depressive disorders) was determined using hospitalization, emergency department, and psychiatrist visit d

SUBMITTER: Mahar AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7390537 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature