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  • Patterns of prostate-specific antigen testing by remoteness of residence and socio-economic status: An Australian population-based study

    Author(s)
    Calopedos, Ross JS
    Bang, Albert
    Baade, Peter
    Yu, Xue Q
    Ruthven, Stephen
    Patel, Manish I
    Smith, David P
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Baade, Peter D.
    Year published
    2019
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    Objective: Describes the variation in prostate cancer testing by the remoteness of residence and socio‐economic status groups in Australia. Design: A national population‐based descriptive study using Medicare data extracted by the Department of Health (formerly the Department of Health and Ageing). Setting: Australia. Participants: All men, with a Medicare‐reimbursed prostate‐specific antigen test conducted in Australia between 2002 and 2017, were included. We focused on “screening and case finding” tests (Medicare Benefits Schedule item number 66655) from 1 April 2005 to 31 December 2009, to describe testing differences ...
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    Objective: Describes the variation in prostate cancer testing by the remoteness of residence and socio‐economic status groups in Australia. Design: A national population‐based descriptive study using Medicare data extracted by the Department of Health (formerly the Department of Health and Ageing). Setting: Australia. Participants: All men, with a Medicare‐reimbursed prostate‐specific antigen test conducted in Australia between 2002 and 2017, were included. We focused on “screening and case finding” tests (Medicare Benefits Schedule item number 66655) from 1 April 2005 to 31 December 2009, to describe testing differences in subgroups. Groups were categorised into State and Territory, socio‐economic status and region of residence. A negative binomial regression model was fitted to measure the incidence rate ratios of those who had a screening prostate‐specific antigen test by group. Main outcome measures: Age‐standardised testing rates and incidence rate ratios. Results: Between 2002 and 2017, 11 588 775 screening prostate‐specific antigen tests were reimbursed by the Department of Human Services. During 2005‐2009, 52% of all Australian men, aged 40 years and over, had a screening test. The incidence rate ratios differed by State and Territory. Men aged 40 years and over, living in very remote areas, were 43% less likely to have had a screening test than residents of major cities. Prostate‐specific antigen testing rates fell in all age groups between 2007 and 2009 and 2017. Conclusions: The prostate‐specific antigen testing behaviour differs between community groups in Australia. Men were less likely to have had a screening prostate‐specific antigen test the farther they lived from the major cities. This highlights the need for a more targeted approach to achieve an equitable and evidence‐based prostate cancer care across all sectors of the community.
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    Journal Title
    AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH
    Volume
    27
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12504
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Human society
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/386133
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