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Table 2 Prevention and screening preparedness, priority, comfort, recommendations, and risk calculators by survey and study arm

From: Primary care clinicians’ opinions before and after implementation of cancer screening and prevention clinical decision support in a clinic cluster-randomized control trial: a survey research study

 

Pre-implementation survey

Post-implementation survey

Survey Questions

n

UC

n (%)

CDS

n (%)

CDS + SDMT

n (%)

p

n

UC

n (%)

CDS

n (%)

CDS + SDMT

n (%)

p

How well prepared do you feel to prioritize cancer risk factors and screening and discuss them with your patients?

 Not Prepared

164

1 (1.7)

1 (1.7)

2 (4.3)

0.891

172

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.056

 Somewhat Prepared

 

22 (37.3)

19 (32.8)

16 (34.0)

  

14 (21.2)

22 (41.5)

17 (32.1)

 

 Very Prepared

 

36 (61.0)

38 (65.5)

29 (61.7)

  

52 (78.8)

31 (58.5)

36 (67.9)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.038

0.431

0.392

      

In relation to other health issues, what level of priority do your patients give cancer screening?

 Low Priority

165

4 (6.7)

2 (3.5)

0 (0.0)

0.361

170

2 (3.1)

4 (7.7)

1 (1.9)

0.669

 Medium Priority

 

28 (46.7)

22 (37.9)

21 (44.7)

  

34 (52.3)

24 (46.2)

26 (49.1)

 

 High Priority

 

28 (46.7)

34 (58.6)

26 (55.3)

  

29 (44.6)

24 (46.2)

26 (49.1)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.598

0.376

0.760

      

How comfortable are you advising your patients on breast cancer screening options?

 Very uncomfortable

155

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.3)

0.754

171

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.038

 Somewhat uncomfortable

 

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.3)

  

1 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

4 (7.6)

 

 Somewhat comfortable

 

13 (23.2)

16 (28.6)

10 (23.3)

  

24 (36.4)

27 (51.9)

27 (50.9)

 

 Very comfortable

 

42 (75.0)

40 (71.4)

31 (72.1)

  

41 (62.1)

25 (48.1)

22 (41.5)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.240

0.013

0.004

      

How comfortable are you advising patients about selecting a particular method of colorectal cancer screening?

 Very uncomfortable

153

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.089

167

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.9)

0.434

 Somewhat uncomfortable

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.4)

  

1 (1.6)

1 (1.9)

1 (1.9)

 

 Somewhat comfortable

 

14 (25.5)

8 (14.3)

4 (9.5)

  

8 (12.7)

12 (23.1)

12 (23.1)

 

 Very comfortable

 

41 (74.6)

48 (85.7)

37 (88.1)

  

54 (85.7)

39 (75.0)

38 (73.1)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.098

0.268

0.169

      

How comfortable are you advising patients about selecting a particular method of lung cancer screening?

 Very uncomfortable

145

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

0.783

166

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

0.213

 Somewhat uncomfortable

 

4 (7.7)

4 (7.4)

5 (12.8)

  

3 (4.8)

7 (13.7)

5 (9.6)

 

 Somewhat comfortable

 

21 (40.4)

24 (44.4)

16 (41.0)

  

22 (34.9)

22 (43.1)

17 (32.7)

 

 Very comfortable

 

27 (51.9)

26 (48.2)

17 (43.6)

  

38 (60.3)

21 (41.2)

30 (57.7)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.625

0.518

0.433

      

How often did you recommend colorectal cancer screening tests other than colonoscopy to your asymptomatic, average-risk patients during the past 12 months?

 Never

153

2 (3.6)

1 (1.8)

1 (2.4)

0.806

168

0 (0.0)

3 (5.8)

2 (3.9)

0.349

 Sometimes

 

23 (41.8)

28 (50.0)

19 (45.2)

  

21 (32.8)

20 (38.5)

18 (34.6)

 

 Usually

 

12 (21.8)

14 (25.0)

7 (16.7)

  

17 (26.6)

16 (30.8)

17 (32.7)

 

 Always

 

18 (32.7)

13 (23.2)

15 (35.7)

  

26 (40.6)

13 (25.0)

15 (28.9)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.338

0.521

0.330

      

At preventive care visits, how often do you use a cancer risk calculation for any of the following?

Breast cancer (e.g., BCRAT)

 Never

154

44 (80.0)

43 (76.8)

37 (86.1)

0.225

171

44 (67.7)

39 (73.6)

34 (65.4)

0.855

 Sometimes

 

9 (16.4)

10 (17.9)

2 (4.7)

  

15 (22.7)

9 (17.0)

14 (26.9)

 

 Usually

 

2 (3.6)

1 (1.8)

2 (4.7)

  

5 (7.6)

4 (7.6)

2 (3.9)

 

 Always

 

0 (0.0)

2 (3.6)

2 (4.7)

  

2 (3.0)

1 (1.9)

2 (3.9)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.328

0.569

0.017

      

Colorectal cancer

 Never

153

48 (87.3)

46 (82.1)

36 (85.7)

0.745

169

56 (84.9)

42 (82.4)

35 (67.3)

0.161

 Sometimes

 

5 (9.1)

7 (12.5)

3 (7.1)

  

6 (9.1)

4 (7.8)

12 (23.1)

 

 Usually

 

2 (3.6)

1 (1.8)

1 (2.4)

  

2 (3.0)

4 (7.8)

4 (7.7)

 

 Always

 

0 (0.0)

2 (3.6)

2 (4.8)

  

2 (3.0)

1 (2.0)

1 (1.9)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.778

0.440

0.080

      

Lung cancer (e.g., CDC/AHRQ)

 Never

154

42 (76.4)

43 (76.8)

35 (81.4)

0.936

164

46 (74.2)

35 (68.6)

25 (49.0)

0.184

 Sometimes

 

7 (12.7)

7 (12.5)

5 (11.6)

  

9 (14.5)

9 (17.7)

15 (29.4)

 

 Usually

 

5 (9.1)

3 (5.4)

2 (4.7)

  

5 (8.1)

4 (7.8)

6 (11.8)

 

 Always

 

1 (1.8)

3 (5.4)

1 (2.3)

  

2 (3.2)

3 (5.9)

5 (9.8)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.979

0.783

0.012

      
  1. Note. Freeman-Halton Exact Test. CDS Clinical Decision Support, SDMT Shared Decision-Making Tool, UC Usual Care
  2. aComparing pre- and post-implementation survey responses within study arms