Association of Cancer History and Health Care Utilization Among Female Immigrants Using NHANES 2007–2016 Data

Background Despite health disparities in preventive care among adult female immigrants, the extent to which their health service utilization is influenced by a cancer history remains largely unknown. Methods Using Andersen’s behavioral model, 2007–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve...

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Published inJournal of immigrant and minority health Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 1208 - 1216
Main Authors Seo, Jin Young, Strauss, Shiela M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.12.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adults
Cancer
Comparative Law
Females
Health care
Health disparities
Health Promotion
Health services
Health services utilization
History
Immigrants
Inpatient care
International & Foreign Law
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Noncitizens
Nutrition
Original Paper
Outpatient treatment
Physicians
Preventive medicine
Private International Law
Public Health
Regression analysis
Regression models
Sociology
Surveillance
Utilization
Women
Cancer survivors
Female
Cancer history
Healthcare utilization
Immigrants/migrants
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Summary:Background Despite health disparities in preventive care among adult female immigrants, the extent to which their health service utilization is influenced by a cancer history remains largely unknown. Methods Using Andersen’s behavioral model, 2007–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data were analyzed to examine the influence of a cancer history on health service utilization among adult immigrant women. Multivariate logistic regression models assessed factors related to past year health care utilization, operationalized as an outpatient doctor’s visit and an inpatient overnight hospital stay. Results Once other factors were considered, a past cancer history increased the likelihood of a past year inpatient overnight hospital stay, but was not associated with a past year outpatient doctor’s visit. Discussion An outpatient doctor’s visit for adult female immigrant cancer survivors would provide an opportunity for essential preventive health services. They must be educated about the importance of ongoing outpatient care for cancer surveillance and health maintenance.
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ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-020-01090-7