Table 2.
Baseline health care provider demographics.
| Characteristics | Intervention arm (n=10) | Control arm (n=9) | ||
| Initiating physicians | ||||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 44 (7.9) | 43 (6.1) | ||
| Female sex, n (%) | 5 (50.0) | 3 (33.3) | ||
| Years in health care, mean (SD) | 16 (8.8) | 15 (6.5) | ||
| Initiating physician profession, n (%) | ||||
| Medical oncologist | 4 (40.0) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Radiation oncologist | 1 (10.0) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Palliative care physician | 5 (50.0) | 5 (55.6) | ||
| Primary practice setting, n (%) | ||||
| Hospital-based | 6 (60.0) | 4 (44.4) | ||
| Home-based care | 4 (40.0) | 5 (55.6) | ||
| Other | ‒ | ‒ | ||
| Type of practice, n (%) | ||||
| Community setting | ‒ | ‒ | ||
| Academic setting | 10 (100) | 9 (100) | ||
| Practice fee structure, n (%) | ||||
| Fee-for-service | ‒ | ‒ | ||
| Alternate payment plan | 8 (80.0) | 7 (77.8) | ||
| Salaried | 1 (10.0) | 1 (11.1) | ||
| Other | 1 (10.0) | 1 (11.1) | ||
| Provides after-hours care, n (%) | ||||
| Telehealth | ‒ | ‒ | ||
| Phone support | 2 (20.0) | 4 (44.4) | ||
| Phone support with visit when needed | 6 (60.0) | 5 (55.6) | ||
| Other | ‒ | ‒ | ||
| None | 2 (20.0) | ‒ | ||
| Additional health care providers identified, N | 51 | |||
| Additional health care providersa (n=22) | ||||
| Profession, n (%) | ||||
| Family physician | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Nurse | 4 (18.2) | |||
| Case manager | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Palliative care physician | 4 (18.2) | |||
| Medical oncologist | 5 (22.7) | |||
| Naturopath | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Oncology nurse | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Otolaryngologist | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Personal support worker | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Psychiatrist | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Pharmacist | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Physiotherapist | 1 (4.5) | |||
| Additional health care providers who consented and registered on Loop, n (%) | 16 (72.7) | |||
| Additional health care providers identified per patient, mean (range) | 2.4 (1-5) | |||
aRecruited as part of the intervention arm and who provided consent.