Open AccessHealthcare fragmentation and cardiovascular risk control among older cancer survivors in the Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study
Author(s) -
Laura C. Pinheiro,
Evgeniya Reshetnyak,
Monika M. Safford,
David M. Nanus,
Lisa M. Kern
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer survivorship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1932-2267
pISSN - 1932-2259
DOI - 10.1007/s11764-020-00933-4
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , hyperlipidemia , cancer , glycemic , confounding , risk factor , gerontology , endocrinology
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death among 5-year cancer survivors. Survivors see many providers and poor coordination may contribute to worse CVD risk factor control. We sought to determine associations between fragmentation and CVD risk factor control among survivors overall and by self-rated health.