Diamond J J, Steinfeld A D, Hanks G E
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1991 Sep;21(4):1085-7. doi: 10.1016/0360-3016(91)90753-q.
Since 1972, the Patterns of Care Study (PCS) has investigated the quality and demographics of clinical radiation therapy in the United States. Using outcome results from a study of patients treated for carcinoma of the cervix or adenocarcinoma of the prostate in 1978, an evaluation of the relationship of outcome to facility structure was undertaken. Binary logistic regression of outcome on stage and structure showed consistent but modest contributions of structure, even after the effects of stage were considered. Implications of these findings are discussed.
自1972年以来，“护理模式研究（PCS）”一直在调查美国临床放射治疗的质量和人口统计学情况。利用1978年一项针对宫颈癌或前列腺腺癌患者的研究结果，对治疗结果与机构结构之间的关系进行了评估。对分期和结构的治疗结果进行二元逻辑回归分析表明，即使考虑了分期的影响，结构的贡献也是一致的，但程度不大。本文讨论了这些研究结果的意义。
