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Table 3 Colorectal and lung cancer prevention and screening discussions and decision-making 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

Consider the last patient you saw regarding colorectal cancer screening. For each of the following six statements related to the decision-making in this consultation, please select the response that best describes your actions with this patient.

I told my patient that there are different screening options (e.g. FIT, Colonoscopy)

 Agree

152

49 (89.1)

49 (87.5)

39 (95.1)

0.838

168

56 (87.5)

45 (86.5)

47 (90.4)

0.409

 Neither

 

1 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

  

0 (0)

1 (1.9)

2 (3.9)

 

 Disagree

 

5 (9.1)

6 (10.7)

2 (4.9)

  

8 (12.5)

6 (11.5)

3 (5.8)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.559

1.000

0.691

      

I explained the advantage and disadvantages of the screening options to my patient

 Agree

152

49 (89.1)

49 (87.5)

40 (97.6)

0.489

167

56 (87.5)

45 (86.5)

46 (90.2)

0.411

 Neither

 

1 (1.8)

2 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

  

0 (0)

1 (1.9)

2 (3.9)

 

 Disagree

 

5 (9.1)

5 (8.9)

1 (2.4)

  

8 (12.5)

6 (11.5)

3 (5.9)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.559

0.905

0.448

      

I helped my patient understand all the information

 Agree

150

49 (90.7)

47 (85.5)

40 (97.6)

0.442

166

54 (87.1)

45 (86.5)

46 (88.5)

0.601

 Neither

 

2 (3.7)

3 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

  

1 (1.6)

1 (1.9)

3 (5.8)

 

 Disagree

 

3 (5.6)

5 (9.1)

1 (2.4)

  

7 (11.3)

6 (11.5)

3 (5.8)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.440

0.688

0.284

      

I asked my patient which screening option he/she prefers

 Agree

152

47 (85.5)

50 (89.3)

38 (92.7)

0.837

168

53 (82.8)

43 (82.7)

47 (90.4)

0.152

 Neither

 

2 (3.6)

1 (1.8)

1 (2.4)

  

0 (0)

2 (3.9)

2 (3.9)

 

 Disagree

 

6 (10.9)

5 (8.9)

2 (4.9)

  

11 (17.2)

7 (13.5)

3 (5.8)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.206

0.583

1.000

      

My patient and I selected a screening option together

 Agree

150

43 (78.2)

49 (87.5)

38 (97.4)

0.054

168

53 (82.8)

45 (86.5)

46 (88.5)

0.302

 Neither

 

7 (12.7)

2 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

  

0 (0)

1 (1.9)

2 (3.9)

 

 Disagree

 

5 (9.1)

5 (8.9)

1 (2.6)

  

11 (17.2)

6 (11.5)

4 (7.7)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.005

0.905

0.383

      

My patient and I reached an agreement on how to proceed

 Agree

150

46 (83.6)

46 (85.2)

38 (92.7)

0.522

167

54 (85.7)

45 (86.5)

47 (90.4)

0.324

 Neither

 

5 (9.1)

2 (3.7)

1 (2.4)

  

0 (0)

1 (1.9)

2 (3.8)

 

 Disagree

 

4 (7.3)

6 (11.1)

2 (4.9)

  

9 (14.3)

6 (11.5)

3 (5.8)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.025

1.000

1.000

      

Consider the last patient you saw who was a possible candidate for lung cancer screening. For each of the following two statements related to the decision-making in this consultation, please select the response that best describes your actions with this patient.

I helped my patient understand all the risks and benefits and details about screening

 Agree

146

37 (69.8)

35 (64.8)

28 (71.8)

0.665

165

53 (84.1)

40 (78.4)

43 (84.3)

0.030

 Neither

 

6 (11.3)

11 (20.4)

4 (10.3)

  

2 (3.2)

9 (17.7)

2 (3.9)

 

 Disagree

 

10 (18.9)

8 (14.8)

7 (18.0)

  

8 (12.7)

2 (3.9)

6 (11.8)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.122

0.136

0.305

      

My patient and I reached an agreement on how to proceed

 Agree

142

37 (69.8)

34 (65.4)

26 (70.3)

0.957

159

50 (84.8)

39 (79.6)

44 (86.3)

0.002

 Neither

 

9 (17.0)

10 (19.2)

5 (13.5)

  

1 (1.7)

9 (18.4)

1 (2.0)

 

 Disagree

 

7 (13.2)

8 (15.4)

6 (16.2)

  

8 (13.6)

1 (2.0)

6 (11.8)

 

 Pre-post within arm pa

 

0.015

0.060

0.076

      
  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