Center for Tobacco Policy Research, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2011 Jul;101(7):1248-52. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300017. Epub 2011 May 12.
Significant racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities exist nationwide in cancer screenings, treatments, and outcomes. Differences in health and social service provision and utilization may contribute to or exacerbate these disparities. We evaluated the composition and structure of a referral network of organizations providing services to underserved cancer patients in an urban area in 2007. We observed a need for increased awareness building among provider organizations, broader geographic coverage among organizations, and increased utilization of tobacco cessation and financial assistance services.
全国范围内的癌症筛查、治疗和结果存在显著的种族、社会经济和地理差异。卫生和社会服务的提供和利用方面的差异可能导致或加剧这些差异。我们评估了 2007 年在一个城市地区为服务不足的癌症患者提供服务的组织的转诊网络的组成和结构。我们发现,需要提高服务提供者组织的认识,扩大组织的地理覆盖范围,并更多地利用戒烟和财务援助服务。