Preventive care for colorectal cancer survivors: A 5-year longitudinal study
Preventive care for colorectal cancer survivors: A 5-year longitudinal study
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DOI:
10.1200/jco.2007.11.9859
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发表时间:
2008-03-01
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
Frick, Kevin D.
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作者:
Snyder, Claire F.;Earle, Craig C.;Frick, Kevin D.
PurposeTo explore the mix of physician specialties that long-term survivors visit and how the mix relates to preventive care.Patients and MethodsUsing the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database, we conducted a retrospective, longitudinal study of stage I to III Medicare fee-for-service colorectal cancer patients diagnosed in 1997. We examined physician visits and preventive care each year for 5 years, starting 366 days postdiagnosis, and how preventive service receipt related to the physician mix seen: primary care provider (PCP) only, oncologist only, both, or neither.ResultsA total of 1,541 patients met the eligibility criteria (mean age, 76; 43% male; 85% white). During 5 years, PCP visits increased from a mean of 4.2 to 4.7 (P