The choice of medical facility and associated factors among Chinese advanced colorectal cancer patients: a cross-sectional multi-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer (CRC) poses a significant public health burden worldwide. The investigation of the choice of medical facility among CRC patients is helpful for understanding access to health services and improving quality of oncology services to optimize health outcomes. However, there are limited studies on the topic. The objective of this study was to investigate the choice of medical facility and its associated factors among advanced CRC patients.

Methods

This cross-sectional multi-center study included a total of 4,589 individuals with advanced CRC from 19 hospitals in 7 geographic regions in China. Participants were recruited by multi-stage stratified sampling. In the first stage, two cities in each geographic region were selected through simple random samp

SUBMITTER: Wang XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9011249 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature