Abstract C79: Use of social network analysis to examine racial disparities in screening colonoscopy referral

Conclusions: The screening colonoscopy referral network at the UCMC exhibits a core/periphery structure. Amongst AA patients, screening colonoscopy referrals were disproportionately clustered within the network core amongst a highly inter-connected group of community-based PCPs. This variation in referral patterns indicates that patient characteristics, such as race, may affect the structure of the screening colonoscopy referral network. These variations in the structure of the referral network may impact PCP referral behavior and subsequently patient recommendation for and utilization of CRC screening. Screening colonoscopy referral networks may represent an under-recognized determinant of racial disparities in CRC screening.Citation Format: Keith B. Naylor, Olufemi Kassim, Karen E. Kim, John Schneider. Use of social network analysis to examine racial disparities in screening colonoscopy referral. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr C79.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Naylor, K. B., Kassim, O., Kim, K. E., Schneider, J. Tags: Screening and Early Detection: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research