Sociodemographic Factors and Utilization of Pediatric Oncology Satellite Clinics in Ontario, Canada
This population-based study of pediatric oncology patients found that satellite clinics, despite being designed to reduce transportation and financial burdens, were disproportionately underutilized by patients living in rural and lower-income areas. Monitoring area-level social determinants of health can help inform interventions to improve timely and equitable access to childhood cancer care closer to home.
Authors
- A. Ait Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3384-7235)
- Felicia Ga-Yin Leung
- David M. Hodgson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-9841)
- Maria Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-1068)
- Paul James Gibson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6422-8181)
- Petros Pechlivanoglou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5090-7936)
- Chaoran Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0424-9746)
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- Pediatric Oncology Group (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- McMaster Children's Hospital (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52063
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22