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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Population laboratories with complete clinical information on episodes of care are needed to support research on the quality of care delivered to cancer patients. Data resources within the Cancer Research Network (CRN) may overcome many of the limitations of existing cancer databases, but their potential clinical value depends on the stability of the enrolled population. To assess this issue, we studied the retention rates among survivors of the 132 580 patients diagnosed with cancer from January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1998, who were enrolled at five health maintenance organization sites participating in the CRN. Enrollees were followed from cancer diagnosis through death, disenrollment, or the end of follow-up (i.e., December 31, 1999). The retention rate among survivors for all cancers combined at 1 and 5 years after cancer diagnosis was 96.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 95.9% to 96.1%) and 83.9% (95% CI = 83.4% to 84.3%), respectively. The proportion of enrollees diagnosed with cancer who remained enrolled and available for evaluation suggests that the CRN is well-suited for studies of the quality of care for cancer patients, survivorship, and long-term outcomes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1460-2105
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
148-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-California, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Child, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Health Maintenance Organizations, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Oregon, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-SEER Program, pubmed-meshheading:14734705-Washington
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Retention of enrollees following a cancer diagnosis within health maintenance organizations in the Cancer Research Network.
pubmed:affiliation
Meyers Primary Care Institute, Fallon Healthcare System, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. terry.field@umassmed.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Multicenter Study