Differences in self-assessed health by socioeconomic group amongst people with and without a history of cancer: an analysis using representative data from Scotland

Atherton, Iain; Evans, Josie; Dibben, C J L; Woods, L M; Hubbard, Gill

Abstract

Introduction

This paper considers socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health amongst people with and without a history of cancer using representative data from Scotland.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis using the Scottish Health Survey was done. Cancer survivors were identified using linked Cancer Registry data. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was used to compare and contrast self-assessed health amongst those with a history of cancer to those without.

Results

Of the 17,505 survey participants, 432 (2.5 %) had a history of cancer. After taking into account potential confounders, those in the lowest socioeconomic group were more likely to report poor health than those in the highest group amongst those with a history of cancer [odds ratio, 2.96; confidence interval (CI), 1.82–4.80] and those with no history of cancer (odds ratio, 2.45; CI, 2.21–2.71). Those in the lowest socioeconomic group with no history of cancer had a greater propensity to report poor health than any of the highest groups that did have a history of cancer (p 

Citation

Atherton, I., Evans, J., Dibben, C. J. L., Woods, L. M., & Hubbard, G. (2012). Differences in self-assessed health by socioeconomic group amongst people with and without a history of cancer: an analysis using representative data from Scotland. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 6, 458-467. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-012-0226-x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Jan 27, 2015
• Print ISSN: 1932-2259
• Electronic ISSN: 1932-2267
• Publisher: BMC
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 458-467
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-012-0226-x
• Keywords: Self-assessed health; Cancer survivors; Socioeconomic differences; Inequalities
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7520
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-012-0226-x