Table 6.
Patient and family physician reported colorectal cancer screening and fecal occult blood testcommunications 1
| |
Study treatment group
2,3
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control n = 334 (%) | Intervention n = 351 (%) | p value | |
|
Patient Reported Family Physician Communication | |||
| Did anyone talk to you about CRC during your appointment? |
103 (27.7) |
153 (40.1) |
0.01 |
| Did anyone tell you why it’s important to do the FOBT? |
188 (50.8) |
228 (59.7) |
NS |
| Did you get instructions about how to do the FOBT? |
244 (67.2) |
277 (73.5) |
NS |
| Any questions about the test that were not explained? |
9 (2.5) |
8 (2.1) |
NS |
|
Family Physician Reported Communication | |||
| The study protocol caused my patients to ask more questions than usual about: |
Control (n = 33) |
Intervention (n = 36) |
p Value |
| Colorectal Cancer |
16 (57.1) |
12 (42.9) |
NS |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening |
18 (56.3) |
14 (43.8) |
NS |
| Fecal occult blood test | 19 (61.3) | 12 (38.7) | NS |
1Survey details can be found in the study protocol [18]; 10 patients from each family physician responded to the Post-Study Patient Survey.
2Values represent the number of patients or family physicians responding “Yes” to each question.
3Response rate to the patient and physician surveys were 66.7% (685/1142) and 87.3% (69/79 family physicians, respectively).