Table 4.

Beliefs Among Internists and Pediatricians Regarding Who Would Be the Best Primary Care Provider for an 18-year-old Patient with Cystic Fibrosis or Sickle Cell Disease

		Internists*	Pediatricians*
		= 308	= 440
Patient with cystic fibrosis†	Pediatric generalist	2%	28%
	Pediatric pulmonologist	12%	24%
	Adult generalist	41%	33%
	Adult pulmonologist	42%	10%
	Other	4%	6%
		= 200	= 301
Patient with sickle cell disease†	Pediatric generalist	3%	25%
	Pediatric hematologist	3%	18%
	Adult generalist	46%	34%
	Adult hematologist	46%	17%
	Other	3%	6%

*Numbers are based on those who answered these questions on each survey. Physicians surveyed were randomized to receive either a scenario about treating a patient with cystic fibrosis or a patient with sickle cell disease

† p < 0.001 by chi-square analysis