Clinical variation in the organization of clinical pathways in esophagogastric cancer, a mixed method multiple case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among esophagogastric cancer patients, the probability of having undergone treatment with curative intent has been shown to vary, depending on the hospital of diagnosis. However, little is known about the factors that contribute to this variation. In this study, we sought to understand the organization of clinical pathways and their association with variation in practice.

Methods

A mixed-method study using quantitative and qualitative data was conducted. Quantitative data were obtained from the Netherlands Cancer Registry (e.g., outpatient clinic consultations and diagnostic procedures). For qualitative data, thematic content analysis was performed using semi-structured interviews (n = 30), observations of outpatient clinic consultations (n = 26), and multidiscipl

SUBMITTER: Luijten JCHBM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9022421 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature