The social vulnerability index as a risk stratification tool for health disparity research in cancer patients: a scoping review
Purpose The social vulnerability index (SVI), developed by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, is a novel composite measure encompassing multiple variables that …
and Prevention, is a novel composite measure encompassing multiple variables that …
High social vulnerability and “textbook outcomes” after cancer operation
Background The effect of community-level factors on surgical outcomes has not been well
examined. We sought to characterize differences in “textbook outcomes”(TO) relative to …
examined. We sought to characterize differences in “textbook outcomes”(TO) relative to …
Profiles in social vulnerability: the association of social determinants of health with postoperative surgical outcomes
Background The association of different social vulnerability subthemes (ie, socioeconomic
status, household composition and disability, minority status and language, and housing …
status, household composition and disability, minority status and language, and housing …
Impact of community privilege on access to care among patients following complex cancer surgery
Objective: We sought to define the impact of community privilege on variations in travel
patterns and access to care at high-volume hospitals for complex surgical procedures …
patterns and access to care at high-volume hospitals for complex surgical procedures …
Impact of race/ethnicity and county-level vulnerability on receipt of surgery among older Medicare beneficiaries with the diagnosis of early pancreatic cancer
Background Patients can experience barriers and disparities to access high-quality cancer
care. This study sought to characterize receipt of surgery and chemotherapy among …
care. This study sought to characterize receipt of surgery and chemotherapy among …
Disparities in socioeconomic factors mediate the impact of racial segregation among patients with hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer
Background Structural racism within the US health care system contributes to disparities in
oncologic care. This study sought to examine the socioeconomic factors that underlie the …
oncologic care. This study sought to examine the socioeconomic factors that underlie the …
The association between neighborhood social vulnerability and cardiovascular health risk among Black/African American women in the InterGEN study
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Background Black/African American women in the United States are more likely to live in
neighborhoods with higher social vulnerability than other racial/ethnic groups, even when …
neighborhoods with higher social vulnerability than other racial/ethnic groups, even when …
Intersection of social vulnerability and residential diversity: postoperative outcomes following resection of lung and colon cancer
Introduction While the impact of demographic factors on postoperative outcomes has been
examined, little is known about the intersection between social vulnerability and residential …
examined, little is known about the intersection between social vulnerability and residential …
Impact of hospital quality on surgical outcomes in patients with high social vulnerability: association of textbook outcomes and social vulnerability by hospital quality
Background We sought to define the impact of high-versus low-quality hospitals on the risk
of adverse outcomes among patients undergoing hepatopancreatic surgery relative to social …
of adverse outcomes among patients undergoing hepatopancreatic surgery relative to social …
Disparities in NCCN guideline-compliant care for patients with early-stage pancreatic adenocarcinoma at minority-serving versus non-minority-serving hospitals
Background Racial/ethnic disparities in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) outcomes may
relate to receipt of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline-compliant …
relate to receipt of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline-compliant …