Expansion of the quality of care index on breast cancer and its risk factors using the global burden of disease study 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer (BC), as the top neoplasm in prevalence and mortality in females, imposes a heavy burden on health systems. Evaluation of quality of care and management of patients with BC and its responsible risk factors was the aim of this study.

Methods

We retrieved epidemiologic data of BC from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 1990-2019 database. Epidemiology and burden of BC and its risk factors were explored besides the Quality of Care Index (QCI) introduced before, to assess the provided care for patients with BC in various scales. Provided care for BC risk factors was investigated by their impact on years of life lost and years lived with disability by a novel risk factor quality index (rQCI). We used the socio-demographic index (SDI) to compare results in

SUBMITTER: Azadnajafabad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature