Socioeconomic disparities in psychosocial service recommendation and receipt among young Black breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Black cancer survivors are less likely to receive desired psychological services than non-Hispanic White survivors. Black cancer survivors with low socioeconomic status may face additional barriers to receipt of psychological services. This study examined socioeconomic disparities in psychological service recommendation, attempts to access, and receipt among Black breast cancer (BC) survivors.

Methods

Black BC survivors (n = 249) completed surveys at baseline (T1) and follow-up (T2; M 1.6 years post-T1). At T1, participants reported socioeconomic characteristics (employment, income, insurance, and education) and psychological symptoms (hospital anxiety and depression scale [HADS]). Self-reported address was used to identify area deprivation index (ADI), a composite m

SUBMITTER: Conley CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9149038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature