Reproductive Cancer Treatment Hospitalizations of U.S. Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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| Title: | Reproductive Cancer Treatment Hospitalizations of U.S. Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Parish, Susan L., Son, Esther, Powell, Robyn M., Igdalsky, Leah |
| Source: | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Feb 2018 56(1):1-12. |
| Availability: | American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://www.aaiddjournals.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Cancer, Females, Incidence, Medical Services, Hospitals, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Age Differences, Health Insurance |
| DOI: | 10.1352/1934-9556-56.1.1 |
| ISSN: | 1934-9491 |
| Abstract: | There is a dearth of existing research on the treatment of reproductive cancers among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This study analyzed the 2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample and compared the prevalence of reproductive cancer treatment hospitalization discharges among women with and without IDD. Discharges linked to women with IDD had higher incidences of cancer of the uterus and lower prevalence of cancer of the cervix. Moreover, discharges linked to women with IDD indicated these women were younger, had longer hospital stays, and were more likely to have public insurance coverage. Therefore, further research and targeted interventions to increase cancer prevention and screening are urgently needed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1168304 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | There is a dearth of existing research on the treatment of reproductive cancers among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This study analyzed the 2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample and compared the prevalence of reproductive cancer treatment hospitalization discharges among women with and without IDD. Discharges linked to women with IDD had higher incidences of cancer of the uterus and lower prevalence of cancer of the cervix. Moreover, discharges linked to women with IDD indicated these women were younger, had longer hospital stays, and were more likely to have public insurance coverage. Therefore, further research and targeted interventions to increase cancer prevention and screening are urgently needed. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-9491 |
| DOI: | 10.1352/1934-9556-56.1.1 |
