Continuity of Care for Cancer Patients at Irwin Army Community Hospital
Abstract
This study examined the association between provider continuity and patients with cancer enrolled to Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas. A set of simple descriptive statistics were performed for all 118 cancer patients and a more rigorous analysis was conducted on a subset of 44 breast cancer patients. The researcher found numerous mathematical models to measure continuity. The Modified Modified Continuity Index was selected from numerous models as the best measure for continuity. The mean score for the 118 patients was 0.59 signifying a moderate level of continuity. The breast cancer group mean was 0.58. Three predictors, outpatient visits, hospital readmissions and emergency room visits, accounted for 17.1% of the variance in the MMCI scores of the breast cancer patients. While the overall study was unable to find statistical significance (p=0.55), the research was able to find statistical differences in Ethnicity (p<.05) and years with cancer (p=.01) with MMCI scores. The small number of subjects in this study was a limitation. The categorical data optimized manageability but may have sacrificed details in the data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 04, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA494309
Entities
People
- Kay Hadley
Organizations
- Irwin Army Community Hospital