Multilevel factors associated with inequities in multidisciplinary cancer consultation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess changes in the prevalence of multidisciplinary cancer consultations (MDCc) over the last decade and examine patient, surgeon, hospital, and neighborhood factors associated with receipt of MDCc among individuals diagnosed with cancer.

Data source

Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data from 2006 to 2016.

Study design

We used time-series analysis to assess change in MDCc prevalence from 2007 to 2015. We also conducted multilevel logistic regression with random surgeon- and hospital-level effects to assess associations between patient, surgeon, neighborhood, and health care organization-level factors and receipt of MDCc during the cancer treatment planning phase, defined as the 2 months following cancer diagnosis.

Data colle

SUBMITTER: Sanchez JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670237 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature