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  • Oncology
  • Primary Care Research
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Patient experience with primary care significantly impacts healthcare navigation.
  • Understanding the role of primary care in cancer diagnosis pathways is crucial for improving patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how patients' experiences with their usual primary care source affect their entry point into cancer investigation.
  • To analyze the influence of primary care experience on time to cancer diagnosis and stage at diagnosis.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire was administered to 438 cancer patients (breast, lung, colorectal) in Quebec, Canada (2011-2013).
  • Multiple regression analyses, including logistic and Cox models, were used to analyze the data.
  • Focus was on 307 patients who experienced symptoms leading to cancer investigation.

Main Results:

  • 47% of symptomatic patients used their usual primary care as the entry point for cancer investigation.
  • Greater comprehensiveness of primary care was linked to choosing it as an entry point (OR=1.25) and shorter time from symptoms to investigation (HR=1.11).
  • Enhanced accessibility of primary care correlated with shorter times from investigation to diagnosis (HR=1.13).

Conclusions:

  • Patient experience in primary care has a modest but significant impact on cancer investigation pathways and diagnosis timelines.
  • Perceptions of primary care accessibility and comprehensiveness are critical drivers influencing these outcomes.