Impact of patient and provider characteristics on the treatment and outcomes of colorectal cancer

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作者
Hodgson, DC
Fuchs, CS
Ayanian, JZ
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[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Care Policy, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Univ Toronto, Princess Margaret Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Toronto, ON, Canada
[3] Univ Toronto, Inst Clin Evaluat Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
[4] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dana Farber Canc Inst, Dept Adult Oncol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[5] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Med, Channing Lab, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[6] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Med, Div Gen Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE | 2001年 / 93卷 / 07期
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10.1093/jnci/93.7.501
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
While the management and prognosis of colorectal cancer are largely dependent on clinical features such as tumor stage, there is considerable variation in treatment and outcome not explained by traditional prognostic factors. To guide efforts by researchers and health-care providers to improve quality of care, we review studies of variation in treatment and outcome by patient and provider characteristics. Surgeon expertise and case volume are associated with improved tumor control, although surgeon and hospital factors are not associated consistently with perioperative mortality or long-term survival, Some studies indicate that patients are less likely to undergo permanent colostomy if they are treated by high-volume surgeons and hospitals. Differences in treatment and outcome of patients managed by health maintenance organizations or fee-for-service providers have not generally been found. Older patients are less likely to receive adjuvant therapy after surgery, even after adjustment for comorbid illness. In the United States, black patients with colorectal cancer receive less aggressive therapy and are more likely to die of this disease than white patients, but cancer-specific survival differences are reduced or eliminated when black patients receive comparable treatment. Patients of low socioeconomic status (SES) have worse survival than those of higher SES, although the reasons for this discrepancy are not well understood. Variations in treatment may arise from inadequate physician knowledge of practice guidelines, treatment decisions based on unmeasured clinical factors, or patient preferences. To improve quality of care for colorectal cancer, a better understanding of mechanisms underlying associations between patient and provider characteristics and outcomes is required.
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