Table 3.
Characteristics of clinicians who referred and did not refer patients for PRT in the past year
| CHARACTERISTIC | REFERRED (N = 282), N (%) | DID NOT REFER (N = 115), N (%) | P VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice setting* | .543 | ||
| • Rural | 127 (45.7) | 50 (44.2) | |
| • Urban | 120 (43.2) | 54 (47.8) | |
| • Mixed | 31 (11.2) | 9 (8.0) | |
| Accessibility of radiation oncologist† | .390 | ||
| • Somewhat or very easy | 154 (70.0) | 30 (76.9) | |
| • Neutral | 28 (12.7) | 2 (5.1) | |
| • Somewhat or very difficult | 38 (17.3) | 7 (17.9) | |
| Cancer patients seen in the past month‡ | < .001 | ||
| • None | 1 (0.4) | 9 (7.9) | |
| • 1 to 5 | 119 (42.3) | 85 (74.6) | |
| • 6 to 10 | 77 (27.4) | 16 (14.0) | |
| • More than 10 | 84 (29.9) | 4 (3.5) | |
| Provided palliative care§ | < .001 | ||
| • Never | 2 (0.7) | 6 (5.3) | |
| • Rarely | 22 (7.9) | 43 (38.1) | |
| • Sometimes | 113 (40.6) | 46 (40.7) | |
| • Often | 141 (50.7) | 18 (15.9) | |
| Self-rated knowledge score¶ | < .001 | ||
| • Poor | 189 (67.0) | 105 (91.3) | |
| • Fair | 87 (30.9) | 10 (8.7) | |
| • Good | 6 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Actual knowledge score# | < .001 | ||
| • Poor | 116 (41.1) | 68 (59.1) | |
| • Fair | 103 (36.5) | 42 (36.5) | |
| • Good | 63 (22.3) | 5 (4.3) |
PRT—palliative radiotherapy.
N = 278 for clinicians who referred; N = 113 for clinicians who did not refer.
N = 220 for clinicians who referred; N = 39 for clinicians who did not refer.
N = 281 for clinicians who referred; N = 114 for clinicians who did not refer.
N = 278 for clinicians who referred; N = 113 for clinicians who did not refer.
N = 282 for clinicians who referred; N = 115 for clinicians who did not refer.
N = 282 for clinicians who referred; N = 115 for clinicians who did not refer.