Association of housing status and cancer diagnosis, care coordination and outcomes in a public hospital: a retrospective cohort study
Unhoused and formerly unhoused patients diagnosed with non-metastatic cancer had substantially increased hazards of death compared with housed patients cared for in a public hospital setting. Current or former lack of housing could contribute to poor outcomes following cancer diagnoses via multiple mechanisms.
Authors
- Dave Graham-Squire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5762-5284)
- Margot Kushel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-6889)
- Hemal K. Kanzaria
- Maria C. Raven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6767-8404)
- Hannah Decker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0850-4134)
- Sara Colom
- Jennifer L. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8547-1447)
- Elizabeth Wick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0928-5407)
- Kenneth Pérez
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California San Francisco Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088303
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.95
Funders
- University of California, San Francisco