The Center for Surgical Health (CSH): A Surgical Equity Intervention in Plastic Surgery.

Background: The Center for Surgical Health (CSH) works to improve surgical access for under-resourced communities in Philadelphia via patient navigation services. This study defined the social profiles, clinical needs, and satisfaction of patients engaging with the Plastic and Hand Surgery (PHS) division of CSH.

Methods: Patients referred from June 2019 to October 2024 were included.

Evaluating patient experience with a surgical navigation program for under-resourced patients.

Background: This study aimed to characterize patient satisfaction with navigators and surgical care accessed through a novel navigation program for under-resourced communities.

Methods: PSN-I and PSQ-18 questionnaires assessed satisfaction with navigators and care, respectively. Primary outcomes were PSN-I and PSQ-18 scores.

Financial toxicity in prostate cancer survivors: A national cross-sectional assessment of subjective financial burden.

Background: In prostate cancer (CaP) survivorship, subjective financial burden (SFB), an aspect of financial toxicity, has not been studied using a national sample. Our goal was to explore and identify factors associated with patient-reported SFB in CaP survivors.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional study of 264 adult individuals with a history of CaP that completed the AHRQ - Medical Expenditures Panel Survey - Household Component and Cancer Self-Administered Questionnaire Supplement in 2016 or 2017.