Table 2.
Reasons care providers cited for not referring certain patients for each PFD
| % (n) of care providers who cited reason for lack of referral offered (n=153) | Χ2† or Fisher exact‡ p value | ||||
| POP | SUI | OAB | FI | ||
| No patients with disorder* | 5.9 (9) | 0.7 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 16.3 (25) | <0.001‡ |
| My patients are not bothered by disorder* | 36.6 (56) | 25.5 (39) | 19.6 (30) | 4.6 (7) | <0.001† |
| I feel comfortable managing the disorder* | 32.7 (50) | 74.5 (114) | 78.4 (120) | 22.9 (35) | <0.001† |
| I do not know where to refer* | 2.0 (3) | 2.0 (3) | 2.0 (3) | 6.5 (10) | 0.084‡ |
| Patient already seeing a specialist | 28.1 (43) | 22.9 (35) | 22.2 (34) | 16.3 (25) | 0.106† |
| My patients do not discuss these issues | 4.6 (7) | 3.3 (5) | 4.6 (7) | 5.9 (9) | 0.777‡ |
| I do not elicit these problems | 3.3 (5) | 3.3 (5) | 2.6 (4) | 3.9 (6) | 0.989‡ |
| Other problems take priority during office visits | 19.0 (29) | 25.5 (39) | 22.2 (34) | 13.7 (21) | 0.066† |
| Patient transportation or financial constraints | 18.3 (28) | 20.3 (31) | 19.0 (29) | 13.1 (20) | 0.369† |
| Refer all my patients with disorder* | 32.7 (50) | 8.5 (13) | 7.2 (11) | 37.9 (58) | <0.001† |
Participants were able to select more than one reason for not referring.
Denotes when Fisher’s exact test is used for comparison.
*Χ2 or Fisher’s exact p value≤0.05.
†Denotes when Fisher’s exact test is used for comparison.
‡Denotes when χ2 test is used for comparison.
FI, faecal incontinence; OAB, overactive bladder; PFD, pelvic floor disorder; POP, pelvic organ prolapse; SUI, stress urinary incontinence.