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Socioeconomic Status and Distance to Reference Centers for Complex Cancer Diseases: A Source of Health Inequalities? A Population Cohort Study Based on Catalonia (Spain)

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  • Paula Manchon-Walsh

    (Catalonian Cancer Strategy, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Avenida Gran Via de l’Hospitalet, 199-203, 08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
    Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, C/Feixa Llarga, s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain)

  • Luisa Aliste

    (Catalonian Cancer Strategy, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Avenida Gran Via de l’Hospitalet, 199-203, 08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
    Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, C/Feixa Llarga, s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain)

  • Josep M. Borràs

    (Catalonian Cancer Strategy, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Avenida Gran Via de l’Hospitalet, 199-203, 08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
    Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, C/Feixa Llarga, s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain)

  • Cristina Coll-Ortega

    (Catalonian Cancer Strategy, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Avenida Gran Via de l’Hospitalet, 199-203, 08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain)

  • Joan Casacuberta

    (Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia, Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Cristina Casanovas-Guitart

    (Health Service Procurement and Assessment, Catalonian Health Service (CatSalut), Government of Catalonia, Travessera de les Corts, 131-159, 08028 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Montse Clèries

    (Healthcare Information and Knowledge Unit, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 591, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
    Digitalization for the Sustainability of the Healthcare System (DS3), Sistema de Salut de Catalunya, Government of Catalonia, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 591, 08007 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Sergi Cruz

    (Subdirectorate-General for the Service Portfolio and Health Map, Directorate-General for Health Planning, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Travessera de les Corts, 131-159, 08028 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Àlex Guarga

    (Health Service Procurement and Assessment, Catalonian Health Service (CatSalut), Government of Catalonia, Travessera de les Corts, 131-159, 08028 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Anna Mompart

    (Subdirectorate-General for the Service Portfolio and Health Map, Directorate-General for Health Planning, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Travessera de les Corts, 131-159, 08028 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Antoni Planella

    (Subdirectorate-General for the Service Portfolio and Health Map, Directorate-General for Health Planning, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Travessera de les Corts, 131-159, 08028 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Alfonso Pozuelo

    (Health Service Procurement and Assessment, Catalonian Health Service (CatSalut), Government of Catalonia, Travessera de les Corts, 131-159, 08028 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Isabel Ticó

    (Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia, Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Emili Vela

    (Healthcare Information and Knowledge Unit, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 591, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
    Digitalization for the Sustainability of the Healthcare System (DS3), Sistema de Salut de Catalunya, Government of Catalonia, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 591, 08007 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Joan Prades

    (Catalonian Cancer Strategy, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Avenida Gran Via de l’Hospitalet, 199-203, 08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
    Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, C/Feixa Llarga, s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain)

Abstract

The centralization of complex surgical procedures for cancer in Catalonia may have led to geographical and socioeconomic inequities. In this population-based cohort study, we assessed the impacts of these two factors on 5-year survival and quality of care in patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer (2011–12) and pancreatic cancer (2012–15) in public centers, adjusting for age, comorbidity, and tumor stage. We used data on the geographical distance between the patients’ homes and their reference centers, clinical patient and treatment data, income category, and data from the patients’ district hospitals. A composite ‘textbook outcome’ was created from five subindicators of hospitalization. We included 646 cases of pancreatic cancer (12 centers) and 1416 of rectal cancer (26 centers). Distance had no impact on survival for pancreatic cancer patients and was not related to worse survival in rectal cancer. Compared to patients with medium–high income, the risk of death was higher in low-income patients with pancreatic cancer (hazard ratio (HR) 1.46, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15–1.86) and very-low-income patients with rectal cancer (HR 5.14, 95% CI 3.51–7.52). Centralization was not associated with worse health outcomes in geographically dispersed patients, including for survival. However, income level remained a significant determinant of survival.

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  • Paula Manchon-Walsh & Luisa Aliste & Josep M. Borràs & Cristina Coll-Ortega & Joan Casacuberta & Cristina Casanovas-Guitart & Montse Clèries & Sergi Cruz & Àlex Guarga & Anna Mompart & Antoni Planella, 2022. "Socioeconomic Status and Distance to Reference Centers for Complex Cancer Diseases: A Source of Health Inequalities? A Population Cohort Study Based on Catalonia (Spain)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-15, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:14:p:8814-:d:867101
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    1. Versteeg, S.E. & Ho, V.K.Y. & Siesling, S. & Varkevisser, M., 2018. "Centralisation of cancer surgery and the impact on patients’ travel burden," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(9), pages 1028-1034.
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