Perspectives of Patients with Pre-existing Mobility Disability on the Process of Diagnosing Their Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobility disability is the most common disability among adult Americans, estimated at 13.7% of the US population. Cancer prevalence is higher among people with mobility disability compared with the general population, yet people with disability experience disparities in cancer screening and treatment.

Objective

We explored experiences of patients with mobility disability with the process of cancer diagnosis.

Design

Open-ended individual interviews, which reached data saturation. Interviews were transcribed verbatim for conventional content analysis.

Participants

We interviewed 20 participants with pre-existing mobility disability that required the use of an assistive device or assistance with performance of activities of daily living and who were sub

SUBMITTER: Agaronnik ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8131437 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature