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. 2016 Aug 30;2(2):e12. doi: 10.2196/cancer.5947

Table 6.

Preparing for Life as a (New) Survivor survey change from baseline to follow-up by intervention arm.

Item Changea in provider-initiated arm (n=13) P value for change within provider-initiated armb Changea in patient-initiated arm (n=12) P value for change within patient-initiated armb P value for differences in change by armc
Knowledge items

I know which health care providers to call with questions about my cancer and its treatment 0.0 (0.6) >.99 −0.3 (0.7) .23 .28

I am clear which health care providers to call if I have questions about symptoms −0.2 (0.7) .48 −0.2 (0.8) .48 .92

I am clear what symptoms are normal for me to experience −0.2 (0.7) .48 0.0 (0.5) >.99 .51

I know what symptoms or problems I should be looking for −0.2 (0.7) .34 0.1 (0.5) .77 .28

I know how frequently I should be having appointments for follow-up care 0.0 (0.7) >.99 −0.1 (0.9) .85 .95

I am always clear about the purpose of my visits 0.0 (0.6) >.99 −0.1 (0.5) .77 .72

I know what tests are part of my follow-up care 0.5 (0.9) .10 0.0 (1.0) >.99 .21

I know other things I need to do to take the best care of myself 0.0 (0.8) >.99 0.3 (0.8) .30 .30

The health care providers who treat me for cancer communicate well with each other −0.1 (0.5) .77 −0.5 (1.2) .34 .50

The health care providers who treat me for cancer communicate well with my primary care/family provider −0.1 (0.4) >.99 −0.1 (0.7) .77 >.99

I feel prepared for what to expect over the next year 0.0 (0.8) >.99 −0.2 (0.8) .59 .51
Confidence items

You will call or ask questions of your health care providers when you need to 0.2 (0.4) .35 −0.7 (2.8) .79 .94

You will go to all your follow-up appointments 0.1 (0.8) .85 −0.1 (0.3) >.99 .68

You will do what you need to do to take the best care of yourself −0.2 (1.5) .72 −0.2 (0.8) .59 .64

Your health care providers will communicate well with each other during the next year −1.2 (1.2) .01 0.1 (3.3) .63 .04

There is a well-coordinated plan for your cancer care −0.6 (1.5) .16 −0.6 (2.5) .28 .74

aPositive mean changes indicate improvement; negative mean changes indicate worsening.

bP values for Wilcoxon signed-rank tests for change from baseline to follow-up within intervention arm, among patients with data at follow-up only.

cP values for Wilcoxon rank-sum tests for differences in the change from baseline to follow-up between intervention arms (interaction), among patients with data at follow-up only.