Association of Area of Deprivation Index With Active Surveillance (AS) Utilization and Adherence to as Guidelines: Results From a Contemporary North American Cohort
Patients in the most deprived areas had a higher likelihood of undergoing AS but were more prone to receive guideline-discordant care. This should be taken into consideration by physicians when recommending AS for those men living in the least advantaged neighborhoods. Our study highlights the need for targeted community reforms to enhance proper and informed AS utilization among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.
Authors
- Alessandro Bertini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4987-7898)
- Craig Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7781-6644)
- Charlotte Nicholas
- Giovanni Lughezzani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-4521)
- Alberto Briganti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2178-0494)
- Nicolò Maria Buffi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-9091)
- Andrea Salonia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-7165)
- Firas Abdollah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1298-8231)
- Ettore Di Trapani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1797-3218)
- Dinesh Arjun
- Anil K. Sood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5415-9901)
- Alex Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5294-2497)
- Alessio Finocchiaro
- Francesco Montorsi
- Vincenzo Ficarra
- Viganò Silvia
- Guivatchian Elnaz
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- Humanitas University (IT)
- Henry Ford Health System (US)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- Wayne State University (US)
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (IT)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Prostate
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.24911
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09
Funders
- Vattikuti Foundation