title: Psychosocial correlates of appointment keeping in immigrant cancer patients.
abstract: This study aims to determine the psychosocial correlates of self-reported adherence to cancer treatment appointments and treatment delays and interruptions. The sample included 622 immigrant cancer patients from New York City. Patients completed a survey that included sociodemographic and health-related questions, questions assessing missed appointments and delays/or interruptions, and quality of life and depression scales. After controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, having a positive depression screen and poor physical and emotional well-being were significant predictors of missed appointments and delays and/or interruptions of treatment. Non-adherence to treatment appointments in immigrant cancer patients is a complex outcome related to important modifiable or treatable factors.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Immigrant Health & Cancer Disparities Service , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Costas-Muniz
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aragones
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gany
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D057566:Self Report
keywords: adherence; cancer; depression; ethnic minorities; immigrant health; quality of life