Self-reported Transportation Barriers to Health Care Among US Cancer Survivors

Changchuan Jiang; K Robin Yabroff; Lei Deng; Qian Wang; Stuthi Perimbeti; Charles L Shapiro; Xuesong Han

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.0143

Self-reported Transportation Barriers to Health Care Among US Cancer Survivors

JAMA Oncol. 2022 May 1;8(5):775-778. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.0143.

Authors

Changchuan Jiang¹, K Robin Yabroff², Lei Deng¹, Qian Wang³, Stuthi Perimbeti¹, Charles L Shapiro³, Xuesong Han²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York.
² Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses data from the 2014-2018 National Health Interview Survey to examine various characteristics of US cancer survivors who experience delays in care due to transportation barriers.

MeSH terms

Cancer Survivors*
Delivery of Health Care
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Neoplasms* / therapy
Self Report
Transportation