Table 1.
Characteristics of the 27 Reviewed Articles
| Characteristic | n (%)* |
|---|---|
| Primary care provider type† | |
| Family practitioners | 17 (63) |
| Internists | 14 (52) |
| Obstetricians/gynecologists | 12 (44) |
| Nurse practitioners/nurses | 9 (33) |
| Physician assistants | 8 (30) |
| Study sample size | |
| ≤50 participants | 4 (15) |
| 51–100 participants | 7 (26) |
| 101–500 participants | 11 (41) |
| >500 participants | 5 (19) |
| Cancer site | |
| Breast | 23 (85) |
| Colorectal | 12 (44) |
| Prostate | 1 (4) |
| Other (e.g., ovarian, endometrial) | 11 (41) |
| Study topic | |
| Primary care provider knowledge | 24 (89) |
| Primary care provider attitudes | 11 (41) |
| Primary care provider communication-related behaviors | 9 (33) |
| Data collection method | |
| Survey | 21 (78) |
| Qualitative (e.g., interviews, focus groups) | 1 (4) |
| Mixed methods (i.e., qualitative and quantitative approaches) | 2 (7) |
| Other (e.g., abstraction from medical records, standardized patient) | 4 (15) |
| Study evaluated effects of an intervention (yes) | 3 (11) |
*Values do not total 27 (100) because articles could be characterized with multiple response options
†A total of 14 studies also included non-primary care providers (e.g., surgeons, oncologists, unspecified MDs) as participants. Additional details are provided in Table 2