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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Board Fam Med. 2011 Nov;24(6):710–716. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100288

Table 1.

Characteristics of women “extremely satisfied” vs. “not extremely satisfied” with FP/GP care for breast cancer (n=145).

Not extremely
satisfied (n=39)
Extremely satisfied
(n=106)
p-
value
Patient characteristics
Age (years) 53.2 a 49.1 a 0.026
Race
      White 35.9% 32.4% 0.312
      Latina 43.6% 55.6%
      Other 20.5% 12%
Marital status
      Single 43.6% 46.3% 0.771
      Married/partnered 56.4% 53.7%
Education
      ≤ Grade 12 35.9% 41.7% 0.529
      > Grade 12 64.1% 58.3%
Insurance status
      Uninsured 10.5% 13% 0.694
      Insured 89.5% 87%
Income adequacy
      No 59% 51% 0.390
      Yes 41% 49%
General health status 3.4 a 3.1 a 0.102
Stage
      0 / 1 47.1% 34% 0.327
      2 35.3% 38.7%
      3 17.6% 27.3%
Structure of care characteristics
FP/GP gender
      Male 41% 39.3% 0.846
      Female 59% 60.7%
FP/GP ethnicity
      Discordant 66.7% 57.3% 0.323
      Concordant 33.3% 42.7%
Language spoken by FP/GP
      Discordant 28.2% 11.1% 0.012
      Concordant 71.8% 88.9%
FP/GP visits 4.2 a 2.9 a 0.06
Process of care characteristics
Most recent mammogram ordered by FP/GP
      Yes 18% 23.2% 0.500
      No 82% 76.8%
Most recent Clinical Breast Exam done
      Yes 20.5% 27.8% 0.374
      No 79.5% 72.2%
Asked FP/GP questions about my breast cancer
      No 51.3% 15% 0.000
      Yes 48.7% 85%
How often did the FP/GP…….
      listen carefully to you? 3.46 a 3.91 a 0.000
      explain things in a way you could understand? 2.97 a 3.85 a 0.000
      show respect for what you had to say? 3.36 a 3.95 a 0.000
      spend enough time with you? 2.97 a 3.95 a 0.000
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