Factor Analysis of Health Care Access With Ovarian Cancer Surgery and Gynecologic Oncologist Consultation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Poor health care access (HCA) is associated with racial and ethnic disparities in ovarian cancer (OC) survival.

Objective

To generate composite scores representing health care affordability, availability, and accessibility via factor analysis and to evaluate the association between each score and key indicators of guideline-adherent care.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used data from patients with OC diagnosed between 2008 and 2015 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Medicare database. The SEER Medicare database uses cancer registry data and linked Medicare claims from 12 US states. Included patients were Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, and non-Hispanic White individuals aged 65 years or older diagnosed

SUBMITTER: Gupta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9892953 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature