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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Oct 30;9(2):269–278. doi: 10.1007/s11764-014-0406-y

Table 2.

Relationship of receiving survivorship care planning with perceived coordination of care, physician-patient communication, use of health care services, self-efficacy, health (exercise) behavior, and self-rated health.

Outcome Variable Received Summary and/or Instructionsa Adjustedb OR (95% CI)
Perceived Care Coordination
Very certain about which doctor was in charge of cancer follow-up care Both 7.0 (3.9-12.5)
One 2.2 (1.5-3.3)
Experiences of Physician Communication
MD talked about things to improve health or prevent illness Both 2.6 (1.6-4.0)
One 1.6 (1.1 -2.4)
MD gave help wanted to change lifestyle to improve health Both 2.8 (1.8-4.4)
One 1.2 (0.8-1.8)
MD talked about how much/what kind of foods to eat Both 3.6 (2.2-5.9)
One 1.6 (1.02-2.5)
MD talked about how much/what kind of exercise to get Both 3.3 (2.2-5.1)
One 1.6 (1.1-2.4)
Cancer Follow-up Care
Saw any doctor for cancer f/up care in the past 12 months Both 5.1 (3.3-8.0)
One 2.8 (1.9-4.1)
Saw any cancer specialists in the past 12 months Both 4.0 (2.5-6.3)
One 2.1 (1.4-3.2)
Saw a primary care provider in the past 12 months Both 0.9 (0.3-2.6)
One 0.5 (0.2-1.2)
Had an MRI, PET or CT in the past 2 years Both 2.8 (1.7-4.7)
One 2.0 (1.3-3.2)
Receipt of Preventive Care Services
Had a physical exam in the past 12 months Both 2.0 (1.2-3.4)
One 1.3 (0.8-2.0)
Had a mammogram within past 2 years (females only) Both 1.3 (0.6-3.0)
One 1.6 (0.8-3.4)
Had a pap test within past 2 years (females only) Both 1.7 (0.8-3.4)
One 1.5 (0.8-2.8)
Had cholesterol checked in the past 12 months Both 1.3 (0.8.-2.4)
One 1.2 (0.7-2.0)
Ever received a pneumonia vaccine Both 1.5 (0.95-2.4)
One 1.1 (0.7-1.7)
Had an influenza vaccine in the past 12 months Both 1.0 (0.6-1.6)
One 1.1 (0.7-1.7)
Self-efficacy
Completely or very confident about ability to take good care of health Both 1.8 (1.04-3.1)
One 1.0 (0.6-1.6)
Health Promoting Behavior
Exercised regularly in last 4 weeks Both 1.4 (0.8-2.5)
One 1.0 (0.6-1.7)
Met or exceeded exercise guidelines (150 minutes moderate or 75 minutes vigorous activity per week) Both 1.6 (1.004-2.4)
One 1.3 (0.9-1.9)
General health
Excellent/very good/good vs. fair/poor Both 2.2 (1.3-3.9)
One 1.8 (1.1-2.9)
a

Reference category is those who received neither a written treatment summary nor instructions about who to see for cancer follow-up care.

b

Adjusted for study site, age, gender, race, marital status at 1 year, BMI at 1 year, drinks per week at 1 year, history of smoking at 1 year, cancer type, cancer stage, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, quality of care at 1 year, and self-rated health at 1 year. Significant values are indicated in bold.