Table 2.
Physician and Mammography Factors for 970 Women with Abnormal Mammography, San Francisco Bay Area, 1999–2001
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Physician Factors | |
| Ethnic concordance with physician | 350 (36.1) |
| Preference for doctor of same ethnicity | 165 (17.0) |
| Method of notification of result | |
| In writing | 402 (41.9) |
| In person/phone by primary MD | 135 (14.1) |
| In person/phone by other MD or NP | 220 (22.9) |
| In person/phone by non-MD/NP staff | 142 (14.8) |
| Can't tell who or how | 60 (6.3) |
| Participant's understanding of physician explanation of the mammogram result | |
| Full | 675 (69.6) |
| Somewhat | 133 (13.7) |
| Not at all | 19 (2.0) |
| Did not explain | 136 (14.0) |
| Don't know | 7 (0.7) |
| Consulted with primary MD about mammogram | 533 (55.0) |
| Clinical sites | |
| Academic health center | 187 (19.3) |
| Group model health plan sites | 657 (67.7) |
| Private community hospital | 81 (8.4) |
| Public hospital | 45 (4.6) |
| Mammography/Breast Factors | |
| Participant's report of abnormality | |
| Normal | 395 (40.7) |
| Normal, but needed more tests | 217 (22.4) |
| Abnormal | 324 (33.4) |
| Don't know | 34 (3.5) |
| Radiology report—BI-RADS classification | |
| Probably benign (3) | 519 (53.5) |
| Indeterminate (0) | 147 (15.2) |
| Suspicious/highly suggestive of malignancy (4/5) | 304 (31.3) |
| Participant self-report of any follow-up test (mammogram, ultrasound, and/or biopsy) | 765 (78.9) |
NP, Nurse Practitioner; BI-RADS, Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System