Table 2.
Changes in healthcare utilization among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers surveyed from October 2020 to January 2021
n | % | |
---|---|---|
All | 341 | |
Delayed/skipped cancer care since March 2020 | ||
No | 276 | 80.9 |
Yes | 65 | 19.1 |
Facility/provider delayed or canceled care | 31 | 47.7 |
Types of delayed/skipped cancer care | ||
Oncology | 47 | 13.8 |
Primary care | 7 | 2.1 |
Mental health | 9 | 2.6 |
Urgent care | 2 | 0.6 |
Emergency care | 1 | 0.3 |
Other specialties | 16 | 4.7 |
Delayed/skipped other care since March 2020 | ||
No | 220 | 64.5 |
Yes | 120 | 35.2 |
Facility/provider delayed or canceled care | 53 | 44.2 |
Types of delayed/skipped other care | ||
Primary care | 81 | 23.8 |
Mental health | 40 | 11.7 |
Urgent care | 9 | 2.6 |
Emergency care | 4 | 1.2 |
Dental | 18 | 5.3 |
Other specialties | 33 | 9.7 |
Changed medication obtainmenta | ||
No | 208 | 61.0 |
Yes | 65 | 19.1 |
Changed medication use | ||
No | 237 | 69.5 |
Yes | 43 | 12.6 |
aAdaptive behaviors to find more affordable medications
Missing N’s: therapy = 4, delayed/skipped cancer care = 1, delayed/skipped not cancer care = 1, medication obtainment = 68, medication use = 61, financial toxicity = 2, financial burden = 1, employment = 1
Italics indicate subgroup percentages