乳腺癌的不平等性和缺少服务的妇女的结果
B Bersu Ozcan1, Başak E Dogan1, Ann R Mootz1
1From the Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, MC 8896, Dallas, TX 75390-8896.
概括
缺乏服务的妇女面临着巨大的障碍,无法进行乳腺癌查和及时诊断,导致死亡率更高. 多学科策略对于改善乳腺癌护理的准入和减少差异至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 乳腺癌查 乳腺癌查
背景情况:
- 缺乏服务的妇女在获得医疗保健方面遇到重大障碍,导致健康差距.
- 种族,种族和社会经济地位等因素显著影响医疗保健的获取和结果.
- 这些差异在乳腺癌查和及时诊断方面尤其明显.
研究的目的:
- 突出安全网医疗保健系统在解决服务不足妇女的健康差异方面的关键作用.
- 强调需要采用多方面的方法来改善乳腺癌查和护理准入.
- 倡导所有妇女平等获得早期诊断和治疗.
主要方法:
- 审查导致贫困人口医疗保健差异的因素.
- 对没有保险或保险不足的妇女乳腺癌查和诊断方面的挑战进行分析.
- 讨论改善接入的策略,包括护理协调,移动性乳房造影和社区外展.
主要成果:
- 缺乏服务的妇女经历乳腺癌查,诊断和治疗的延迟,导致死亡率增加.
- 缺乏保险或保险不足是获得必要的成像服务的主要障碍.
- 正式的护理协调和基于社区的倡议对于导航和参与至关重要.
结论:
- 解决乳腺癌差异需要综合战略,包括护理协调和社区伙伴关系.
- 移动乳房造 mammography 和外展计划可以提高获得和健康素养.
- 放射学-社区伙伴关系对于具有文化能力的护理和公平的结果至关重要.
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