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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2016 Sep 14;52(1):100–105. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.07.013

Table 3.

Patient-Provider Discussion, Improvement in Accuracy of Self-perceived Risk, and Plans for Breast Cancer Screening

Intervention Control AOR 99%
CI
Adjusted
p-value
N (%) N (%)
During your last doctor visit did you talk with you PCP about:
Your risk of developing diseases in the
future, such as cancer, heart disease or
diabetes? a
  N Intervention 1,673
  N Control 1,847
905 (54.1) 841
(45.5)
1.34 (0.97–
1.85)
0.02
Changes you can make to make to
improve your health? a
  N Intervention 1,672
  N Control 1,852
1,313 (78.5) 1,372
(74.1)
1.67 (1.07–
2.61)
0.003
Speaking to a genetic counselor to
consider getting genetic test (among those
at high risk for at least one of the four
conditions with at least one family
member) b
  N Intervention 346
  N Control 422
27 (7.8) 32 (7.6) 1.09 0.71–
1.67
0.61
Accurate self-perceived risk following primary care visit
(among those who did not have the condition and who were inaccurate prior to the visit):
Coronary heart disease b
  N Intervention 804
  N Control 777
186 (23.1) 142
(18.3)
1.29 0.95–
1.75
0.03
Diabetes b
  N Intervention 1,017
  N Control 1,112
163 (16.0) 140
(12.6)
1.31 1.02–
1.69
0.006
Colorectal cancer b
  N Intervention 865
  N Control 928
241 (14.4) 160
(8.1)
1.94 1.43–
2.63
<0.0001
Breast cancer (women only) c
  N Intervention 675
  N Control 648
142 (21.0) 103
(15.9)
1.39 .097–
2.00
0.02
Patient-reported discussion and plans for mammography (Women aged 40–75, without
breast cancer):
During your last doctor visit did you talk
with your PCP about whether you should
get a mammogram this year (Women
aged 40–75)?
  N Intervention 963
  N Control 1,020
825 (85.7) 905
(88.7)
0.77 (0.57–
1.03)
0.02
Do you plan to get mammogram in the next 1 year?
Women aged 40–75 yearsd
  N Intervention 950
  N Control 1,008
883 (93.0) 954
(94.6)
0.78 (0.51–
1.18)
0.1228
Women aged 40–49 yearsd
  N Intervention 228
  N Control 244
205 (89.9) 227
(93.0)
0.65 (0.31–
1.41)
0.1535
Women aged 50–75 yearsd
  N Intervention 722
  N Control 764
678 (93.9) 727
(95.2)
0.80 (0.47–
1.38)
0.2906

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.01).

a

Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, BMI, smoking status, comorbidity score, being at high risk for developing colon cancer, breast cancer, diabetes or coronary heart disease, pre-visit survey modality. Clustered by site.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, BMI, smoking status, comorbidity score, pre-visit survey modality. Clustered by site.

c

Adjusted for age, marital status, BMI, smoking status, comorbid score, pre-visit survey modality. Clustered by site.

d

Adjusted for age, marital status, BMI, smoking status, comorbidity score, breast cancer risk, pre-visit survey modality. Clustered by site

PCP, primary care provider