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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pract Radiat Oncol. 2016 Sep 7;7(2):113–119. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.08.017

Table 3.

Percentages and frequencies of academic and community respondents stating they are “Moderately confident” or “Very confident” in their ability to care for other non-pain symptoms

All respondents Academic respondents Community respondents P value
Manage other GI symptoms (dysphagia, diarrhea, constipation) 82.8% (520) 77.5% (217) 86.5% (283) .004
Manage nausea and vomiting 82.3% (517) 77.9% (218) 85.9% (281) .010
Manage respiratory symptoms (cough, dyspnea) 60.7% (381) 56.4% (158) 63.9% (209) .060
Manage insomnia 44.3% (278) 41.4% (115) 47.4% (155) .118
Manage anorexia 43.6% (274) 40.0% (112) 47.7% (156) .057
Manage fatigue 40.6% (255) 38.6% (108) 42.5% (139) .325

GI, gastrointestinal.