Table 1.
PCP and Oncologist Characteristics
| Characteristic | PCPs (n = 1,072; %)* | Oncologists (n = 1,130; %)* |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||
| < 40 | 22 | 30 |
| 40-49 | 33 | 29 |
| 50-59 | 31 | 25 |
| ≥ 60 | 14 | 16 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 35 | 27 |
| Male | 65 | 73 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 70 | 63 |
| Asian | 15 | 28 |
| Hispanic | 7 | 4 |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2 |
| Other | 3 | 3 |
| US trained | ||
| Yes | 76 | 64 |
| No | 24 | 36 |
| Board certified | ||
| Yes | 82 | 90 |
| No | 18 | 10 |
| Specialty | ||
| Medical oncology | N/A | 48 |
| Hematology/oncology | N/A | 52 |
| General internal medicine | 37 | N/A |
| Family medicine | 43 | N/A |
| Obstetrics/gynecology | 20 | N/A |
| Percentage of patients uninsured | ||
| ≤ 5 | 62 | 67 |
| 6-25 | 29 | 21 |
| 26-100 | 5 | 4 |
| Main practice location | ||
| Physician-owned practice | 66 | 56 |
| Large medical group/HMO | 17 | 11 |
| Hospital | 16 | 30 |
| Percentage of time spent on patient care | ||
| ≤ 50 | 5 | 10 |
| 51-90 | 44 | 58 |
| > 90 | 51 | 32 |
| No. of patients with breast or colon cancer per year† | ||
| ≤ 20 | 45 | N/A |
| 21-30 | 15 | N/A |
| > 30 | 33 | N/A |
| No. of patients with breast or colon cancer per week‡ | ||
| ≤ 25 | N/A | 44 |
| 26-35 | N/A | 19 |
| > 35 | N/A | 37 |
| Self-reported confidence in knowledge of physical late effects | ||
| Breast cancer | ||
| Not at all | 15 | 1 |
| Somewhat | 61 | 22 |
| Very | 23 | 77 |
| Colon cancer | ||
| Not at all | 14 | 1 |
| Somewhat | 54 | 22 |
| Very | 31 | 76 |
NOTE. Frequencies may not always add to 100% because of missing values.
Abbreviations: HMO, health maintenance organization; N/A, not applicable; PCP, primary care provider; SD, standard deviation.
*
All percentages were weighted using jackknife replicate weighting methods.
†
Mean of 37 patients (SD, 1.4) per year reported by PCPs.
‡
Mean of 35 patients (SD, 0.8) per year reported by oncologists.