Demographic and social determinants of the interval from symptom onset to diagnosis of pediatric brain tumors: a study of the Connecticut Tumor Registry
Demographic factors, patterns of presentation, and tumor biology play a role in the interval between symptom onset and the diagnosis of pediatric brain tumors, with potential implications for quality of care and survival. Although this study did not identify a significant association between nondemographic social determinants of health and the PSI, additional studies are needed with more granular measures of economic stability, healthcare access and quality, education access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context. Future efforts should target patient populations at increased risk of a prolonged PSI.
Authors
- Markus J. Bookland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4422-8376)
- Jonathan E. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-2084)
- Katrina Swett
- David S. Hersh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1177-2201)
- Evan Cantor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7302-9734)
- Jim Ayers
- Marcus Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8627-7534)
- William A. Lambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2241-6029)
- Lou Gonsalves
- A. Khairul Anuar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1694-4565)
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center (US)
- Universidad Cristiana Autónoma de Nicaragua (NI)
- Connecticut Department of Public Health (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Hartford Financial Services (United States)
- UConn Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.12.peds24394
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00