Table 6.
Physician Specialty Differences† in Patient-centered Quality of Follow-up Care
| Scores and ratings* | Adjusted means | |
|---|---|---|
| Communication score | Primary care | 92.6 |
| Oncology | 92.7 | |
| Surgery | 91.9 | |
| Gastroenterology | 92.6 | |
| Coordination score | Primary care | 91.4 |
| Oncology | 91.2 | |
| Surgery | 90.6 | |
| Gastroenterology | 90.5 | |
| Nursing care score | Primary care | 92.8 |
| Oncology | 92.9 | |
| Surgery | 93.0 | |
| Gastroenterology | 93.4 | |
| Office staff score | Primary care | 90.5 |
| Oncology | 90.8 | |
| Surgery | 91.5 | |
| Gastroenterology | 92.8 | |
| Follow-up doctor | Primary care | 88.6 |
| rating | Oncology | 90.1 |
| Surgery | 90.3 | |
| Gastroenterology | 92.9 | |
| Follow-up doctor’s office | Primary care | 87.1 |
| rating | Oncology | 88.0 |
| Surgery | 88.2 | |
| Gastroenterology | 90.2 | |
*Multivariable linear regression models tested the associations between patient-centered quality of follow-up care and physician specialty, gender, age (continuous variable), race/ethnicity, education, insurance, cancer stage, years since diagnosis, and comorbidity (both continuous variables)
†Physician specialty was not statistically significant for any scale or rating