Table 5.
Association Between Reported Practice and Perception of Responsibility for Health Maintenance and Vaccinations
| Task Assessed Always/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most of the Time | |||
| Task/Respondent/Response | Yes | No | P Value |
| Managing IBD-related health maintenance issues | |||
| GI respondents | 0.34 | ||
| GIs are responsible | 38 | 9 | |
| PCPs are responsible | 1 | 1 | |
| PCP respondents | <0.0001 | ||
| GIs are responsible | 5 | 40 | |
| PCPs are responsible | 33 | 8 | |
| Tracking IBD-related health maintenance issues | |||
| GIs respondents | 0.38 | ||
| GIs are responsible | 36 | 9 | |
| PCPs are responsible | 1 | 1 | |
| PCP respondents | <0.0001 | ||
| GIs are responsible | 2 | 41 | |
| PCPs are responsible | 35 | 6 | |
| Ordering vaccinations | |||
| GI respondents | 0.74 | ||
| GIs are responsible | 13 | 4 | |
| PCPs are responsible | 22 | 10 | |
| PCP respondents | <0.0001 | ||
| GIs are responsible | 3 | 17 | |
| PCPs are responsible | 48 | 17 | |
| Tracking vaccination status | |||
| GI respondents | 0.01 | ||
| GIs are responsible | 24 | 5 | |
| PCPs are responsible | 9 | 10 | |
| PCP respondents | 0.006 | ||
| GIs are responsible | 4 | 10 | |
| PCPs are responsible | 49 | 22 | |
Notes: Data are presented as number of respondents. Respondents who perceived the responsibility to be that of other practitioners were excluded. P values are 2-sided. GIs, gastroenterologists; PCPs, primary care providers.