Availability of the specialized oncological health care at federal research centre

Objective: to assess the availability of specialized medical care for malignant neoplasms of the female genital organs in the Federal research center for residents of various regions of Russia. Material and Methods. A special questionnaire was used to conduct a survey of patients (n=164) at the Federal cancer center on the availability of oncological and gynecological care. The data had a normal distribution, statistically processed with calculation intensive, extensive and mean values (M±m) with the risk of error of 0.05, correlations of Pierson, significance of difference by student f-criterion, scoring (five-point system, where 5 is maximum points). Results. Unsatisfactory availability of oncological and gynecological care for regional patients in the Federal clinic was revealed: 56.3% of patients were not offered to choose a hospital, 41.0% waited 14-30 days for hospitalization, 60.3% were forced to pay for radiation tests before hospitalization due to their low availability at the place of residence. This is reflected in the patients' satisfaction with medical care and its timeliness: when conducting radiation tests before hospitalization, the average waiting time is 15.5±2.7 days, in the absence of it- 18.1±4.2 (f =3.5, p function show_eabstract() { $('#eabstract1').hide(); $('#eabstract2').show(); $('#eabstract_expand').hide(); }