Abstract PO-065: Gauging U54 PACHE effectiveness through an analysis of publications

Abstract What is known about the impact of PACHE can be assessed through varied evaluative methods. Describing the scope of center publications offers one type of insight. Using document review, 963 publicly accessible NIH RePORT publications across the 16 funded U54 Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) center programs were identified. The authors read each study and determined if it they met inclusion criteria: an evidence-based study that presented quantitative or qualitative results, a statement of purpose, overview of methods, presentation of results, and a discussion or conclusion section. Position papers and duplications were excluded from this review. Using the remaining 868 publications, the authors determined the frequency of publications across programs by longevity; reported the frequency of studies focused on cancer health disparities; determined the proportion of institutions serving underserved health disparity populations, underrepresented students (ISUPS) co- and lead-authored works; and categorized the scope of studies by commonalities in their reported purposes. Findings showed that: (1) center longevity was not necessarily related to the number of publications, (2) less than 20% of studies focused on cancer health disparities (CHD), (3) ISUPU co-authors appeared in 72% of publications while lead authors were 48%, (4) 6.07% publications focused on cancer diagnosis, screening, treatment, and risk factors; 57.50% studies were mechanistic; 21.53% focused on the impact of interventions on health promotion, prevention, and quality of life; 5.62% studies were related to educational outcomes; and 9.28% studies were classified as epidemiological/survey outcomes. One of the primary purposes of PACHE centers is CHD research. Thus, we advocate increasing the frequency of CHD-focused publications. We also suggest increasing the number of ISUPU lead-authored papers. To align with the PACHE mission, we also recommend increasing the number of studies focused on cancer diagnosis, screening, treatment, and risk factors, and the impact of interventions on health promotion, prevention, and quality of life. To demonstrate the effectiveness and impact of training, increasing the number educational outcome studies is also proposed. Citation Format: Linda S. Behar-Horenstein, Max D. Horenstein, Joyce M. Richey. Gauging U54 PACHE effectiveness through an analysis of publications [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Virtual Conference: Thirteenth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2020 Oct 2-4. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020;29(12 Suppl):Abstract nr PO-065.