Table 3.
Patient perceptions of primary care provider skill and knowledge stratified by their reported ideal doctor for follow-up care
| Ideal doctor for cancer-related follow-up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer specialist | Primary care | P-value | |||
| N=191 | Col % | N=29 | Col % | ||
| PCP communicates well with oncologist | 0.002 | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 4 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Disagree | 9 | (4.8) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Not sure | 113 | (60.4) | 13 | (44.8) | |
| Agree | 29 | (15.5) | 4 | (13.8) | |
| Strongly agree | 32 | (17.1) | 12 | (41.4) | |
| PCP is knowledgeable about follow-up care for cancer survivors | <0.001 | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 1 | (0.5) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Disagree | 3 | (1.6) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Not sure | 88 | (46.8) | 10 | (34.5) | |
| Agree | 64 | (34.0) | 6 | (20.7) | |
| Strongly agree | 32 | (17.0) | 13 | (44.8) | |
| PCP aware of long-term side effects of cancer treatment | <0.001 | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Disagree | 1 | (0.5) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Not sure | 86 | (45.7) | 10 | (34.5) | |
| Agree | 63 | (33.5) | 8 | (27.6) | |
| Strongly agree | 38 | (20.2) | 11 | (37.9) | |
| PCP skilled at diagnosing and treating symptoms associated with cancer or cancer therapy | 0.001 | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 4 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Disagree | 3 | (1.6) | 2 | (7.1) | |
| Not sure | 113 | (60.1) | 9 | (32.1) | |
| Agree | 49 | (26.1) | 9 | (32.1) | |
| Strongly agree | 19 | (10.1) | 8 | (28.6) | |