Lack of Regular Access to Primary Care Physician Associated With Increased Emergency Department Visits Related to Survivorship Needs Among Rectal Cancer Survivors
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: With advances in rectal cancer management and improved prognosis, there is a growing number of rectal cancer survivors with unique needs. OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that a significant proportion of our rectal cancer survivors lack regular access to a primary care physician. Our study aimed to examine the association between access to a primary care physician and survivorship-related emergency department visits. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of rectal cancer survivors who have finished all treatment. PATIENTS: Patients with rectal cancer who underwent proctectomy and completed treatment from 2005 to 2021. SETTING: Single tertiary care center in Quebec, Canada. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Survivorship-related emergency department visits. RESULTS: In total, 432 rectal cancer survivors were included. The median age was 72 (interquartile range, 63-82) years, 190 (44.0%) were women, and the median Charlson Comorbidity Index was 5 (interquartile range, 4-6). There were 153 individuals (35.4%) not registered with a primary care physician. Sixty individuals visited the emergency department due to survivorship-related concerns. Using Cox proportional hazards analysis, lack of registration to primary care physicians was associated with a higher probability of having survivorship-related emergency department visits. LIMITATIONS: This study was limited by observational design. CONCLUSIONS: Lack of regular access to primary care physicians may contribute to increased emergency department visits among rectal cancer survivors. Efforts to improve access to a primary care physician and coordinate interdisciplinary care are needed to improve care for survivors. See Video Abstract. LA FALTA DE ACCESO REGULAR A UN MDICO DE ATENCIN PRIMARIA SE ASOCIA CON UN AUMENTO DE VISITAS AL DEPARTAMENTO DE EMERGENCIA RELACIONADAS CON LAS NECESIDADES DE SUPERVIVENCIA ENTRE LOS SOBREVIVIENTES DE CNCER DE RECTO: ANTECEDENTES:Con los avances en el tratamiento del cáncer de recto y el mejor pronóstico, hay un número creciente de sobrevivientes de cáncer de recto con necesidades únicas.OBJETIVOS:Presumimos que una proporción significativa de nuestros sobrevivientes de cáncer de recto carecen de acceso regular a un médico de atención primaria. El objetivo de nuestro estudio fue examinar la asociación entre el acceso a un médico de atención primaria y las visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con la supervivencia.DISEÑO:Estudio de cohorte retrospectivo de supervivientes de cáncer de recto que finalizaron todo el tratamiento.PACIENTES:Pacientes con cáncer de recto que se sometieron a proctectomía y completaron el tratamiento entre 2005 y 2021.ESCENARIO:Centro único de atención terciaria en Quebec, Canadá.MEDIDA DE RESULTADO PRINCIPAL:Visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con la supervivencia.RESULTADOS:En total, se incluyeron 432 sobrevivientes de cáncer de recto. La mediana de edad fue 72 (rango intercuartil 63-82) años, 190 (44,0%) eran mujeres y la mediana del índice de comorbilidad de Charlson fue 5 (rango intercuartil, 4-6). Había 153 (35,4%) personas no registradas con un médico de atención primaria. Sesenta personas visitaron el departamento de emergencias debido a preocupaciones relacionadas con la supervivencia. Utilizando el análisis de riesgos proporcionales de Cox, la falta de registro con un médico de atención primaria se asoció con una mayor probabilidad de tener visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con la supervivencia.LIMITACIONES:Este estudio estuvo limitado por el diseño observacional.CONCLUSIÓN:La falta de acceso regular a un médico de atención primaria puede contribuir al aumento de las visitas al departamento de emergencia entre los sobrevivientes de cáncer de recto. Se necesitan esfuerzos para mejorar el acceso al médico de atención primaria y coordinar la atención interdisciplinaria para mejorar la atención a los sobrevivientes. (Traducción-Dr. Felipe Bellolio).
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.004 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.004 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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