Table 5.
Questions on PSA testing III, n (%)
| Question | Categories | GPs | Urologists |
|---|---|---|---|
| When do you usually perform a PSA test if a patient asks for it? | Same day | 15 (36.6) | 8 (57.1) |
| New appointment | 9 (22.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Depends on the patient | 14 (34.1) | 6 (42.9) | |
| Others, namely… | 0 (0.0) | ||
| - after informing about benefit and risk | 1 (2.4) | - | |
| - test is only performed in justified exceptional cases | 1 (2.4) | - | |
| - sex, cycle | 1 (2.4) | - | |
| Which proportion of men aged 45 years and older in your practice finally receives (at least) one PSA test (irrespective of where the test is performed)? | Almost none | 7 (17.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Considerably less than half | 15 (36.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Approximately half | 8 (19.5) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Considerably more than half | 7 (17.1) | 8 (57.1) | |
| Almost all | 4 (9.8) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Where is the blood sample (of the PSA test) analyzed? | In own practice | 1 (2.4) | 7 (50.0) |
| External laboratory | 40 (97.6) | 6 (42.9) | |
| Others (eg, at a community health center) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) | |
| How many years of life expectancy does an asymptomatic patient need to have at least for you to recommend a PSA test? | Irrespective of the life expectancy (meaning also for patients with life expectancy of <5 years) | 6 (14.6) | 2 (14.3) |
| 5–9 years | 5 (12.2) | 4 (28.6) | |
| 10–14 years | 10 (24.4) | 8 (57.1) | |
| ≥ 15 years | 4 (9.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Not at all | 16 (39.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Abbreviations: GPs, general practitioners; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.