Table 3.
Questions on PSA testing I by general practitioners and urologists, n (%)
| Question | Categories | GPs | Urologists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is there a standard procedure regarding PSA testing (in your practice)? | Yes | 27 (65.9) | 12 (85.7) |
| No | 14 (34.1) | 2 (14.3) | |
| If yes, how old is this standard? | ≤3 years | 17 (63.0) | 7 (58.3) |
| 4–9 years | 6 (22.2) | 5 (41.7) | |
| ≥10 years | 4 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Who is responsible for medical consultation on PSA testing (in your practice)? | Doctor | 11 (26.8) | 2 (14.3) |
| Doctor, medical assistant | 3 (7.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No reply | 27 (65.9) | 12 (85.7) | |
| How do you ask the patient if there is a wish to do a PSA test? | Not at all | 10 (24.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Oral | 30 (73.2) | 12 (85.7) | |
| Standardized written form | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) | |
| Oral, standardized written form | 1 (2.4) | 1 (7.1) | |
| How is the consultation on PSA testing done? | Oral | 33 (80.5) | 3 (21.4) |
| Give away info material | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) | |
| Oral, info material in waiting room | 1 (2.4) | 5 (35.7) | |
| Oral, give away info material | 7 (17.1) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Oral, info material in waiting room and give away | 0 (0.0) | 2 (14.3) | |
| Others namely… | |||
| - Online decision aid PSA (of the AOK) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| - recommendations on info material regarding PSA testing | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| - internet links | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Abbreviations: AOK, Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse, one of the German statutory health insurances; GPs, general practitioners; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.