Table 2.
Variable | Before OncWatch |
After OncWatch |
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2006 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
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Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | |
Sample size | 63,683 | 992,392 | 65,876 | 998,572 | 71,349 | 1,032,270 | 74,795 | 1,053,145 |
Veteran level | ||||||||
CRC screening adherence | 0.376 | 0.310 | 0.316 | 0.303 | 0.344 | 0.323 | 0.332 | 0.309 |
Male sex | 0.928 | 0.927 | 0.928 | 0.925 | 0.919 | 0.916 | 0.921 | 0.920 |
Age, years | ||||||||
50-54 | 0.325 | 0.284 | 0.315 | 0.274 | 0.317 | 0.269 | 0.316 | 0.264 |
55-59 | 0.414 | 0.426 | 0.393 | 0.399 | 0.299 | 0.301 | 0.265 | 0.262 |
60-64 | 0.261 | 0.290 | 0.293 | 0.327 | 0.384 | 0.430 | 0.419 | 0.474 |
Use of outpatient clinics | 0.564 | 0.561 | 0.589 | 0.562 | 0.698 | 0.594 | 0.628 | 0.608 |
No. of outpatient clinic visits per veteran | 11.446 | 11.327 | 11.789 | 11.640 | 12.262 | 12.317 | 12.535 | 12.723 |
VA hospital level | ||||||||
No. of outpatient clinics per hospital per 1,000 veterans | 0.092 | 0.130 | 0.089 | 0.130 | 0.100 | 0.133 | 0.103 | 0.137 |
No. of outpatient clinic visits per hospital (in 100,000) | 4.440 | 5.996 | 4.830 | 6.046 | 5.807 | 6.646 | 6.439 | 7.073 |
No. of unique veterans per hospital (in 10,000) | 4.460 | 6.004 | 4.649 | 5.956 | 5.190 | 6.183 | 5.527 | 6.346 |
No. of VA hospitals | 8 | 121 | 8 | 121 | 8 | 121 | 8 | 121 |
Abbreviations: CRC, colorectal cancer; OncWatch, CRC Oncology Watch; VA, Veterans Affairs.