Changes in the quality of cancer care as assessed through performance indicators during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a scoping review.

BMC Health Serv Res · 2022 · PMC9204363 · PMID 35715795

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

A decreasing trend in the proportion of earliest stage cancers was reported by 63% of indicators ( n = 9), and 70% ( n = 43) of indicators showed an increasing trend in the proportion of advanced-stage cancers.

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Indicators assessing the diagnostic process showed a decreasing trend: from 33 indicators reporting on screening, 30 (91%) signalled a decrease during the pandemic ( n = 30 indicators, 91%).

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