Table 2.

Patient Notification by Health Care Provider Involved with Follow-Up of Abnormal Screening Result by Cancer Type Among 241 Respondents

	All (n = 241)	Breast (n = 66)	Cervical (n = 79)	Colorectal (n = 96)	p-value
How were you notified about the results of your [cancer screening test]?
At an office visit	71 (29.5%)	40 (60.6%)	4 (5.1%)	27 (28.1%)	< 0.001*
Phone call	68 (28.2%)	13 (19.7%)	45 (57.0%)	10 (10.4%)	< 0.001*
Letter/Patient Gateway	141 (58.5%)	31 (47.0%)	48 (60.8%)	62 (64.6%)	0.07
I don’t remember	22 (9.1%)	6 (9.1%)	4 (5.10%)	12 (12.5%)	0.24
Who notified you about the results of your [cancer screening test]?
My primary care provider or a care team member from my provider’s office during an office visit	67 (27.8%)	14 (21.2%)	26 (32.9%)	27 (28.1%)	0.29
Provider who performed the test	126 (52.3%)	39 (59.1%)	29 (36.7%)	58 (60.4%)	0.003*
Member of the provider’s office staff like a nurse	35 (14.5%)	12 (18.2%)	16 (20.3%)	7 (7.3%)	0.024
I don’t remember	41 (17.0%)	12 (18.2%)	12 (15.2%)	17 (17.7%)	0.89
How were you reminded that you were due for tests or appointments that were part of the workup for your [cancer screening test]?
By my provider or a care team member from my provider’s office during an office visit	95 (39.4%)	20 (30.3%)	31 (39.2%)	44 (45.8%)	0.14
By letter, email, automated phone call, text or electronic health record (Patient Gateway)	139 (57.7%)	47 (71.2%)	48 (60.8%)	44 (45.8%)	0.005
I did not receive a reminder/I don’t remember	41 (17.0%)	9 (13.6%)	10 (12.7%)	22 (22.9%)	0.16

For each question, asked to check all that apply. All comparisons were conducted using Fisher’s exact test

^*Remains significant after adjustment for multiple testing, allowing for a family-wise Bonferroni adjustment for 11 tests