作者
Trisha Kaundinya, Kevin Yang, Guohai Zhou, Shrey Patel, Rebecca Hartman, Alice J Watson
发表日期
2023/11
期刊
Archives of Dermatological Research
卷号
315
期号
9
页码范围
2703-2708
出版商
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
简介
Persons with disabilities globally experience barriers to medical care, preventative screening, and experience disparate health outcomes compared to those without disabilities. The prevalence of skin cancer in persons with different disabilities is not known. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from 2017 to 2021 was analyzed to study skin cancer across the lifetime in patients with disabilities related to hearing, vision, ambulation, cognition, independent living, and self-care. Of the 10% of BRFSS respondents with a history of skin cancer, the unadjusted prevalence in those with any disability (9.2%) was higher than those without (5.1%). Patients with hearing (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.29, 95% CI 1.26–1.33) and cognitive disabilities (aOR 1.27, 95% CI 1.24–1.31) had higher odds of skin cancer than those with visual, ambulatory, selfcare, and independent living disabilities. Every disability …
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