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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2019 Oct 18;126(3):619–627. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32568

Table 6.

Multivariable models of factors associated with reporting a cancer-related medical visit within the LAST two years and planning a cancer-related medical visit within the NEXT two years

Cancer-related medical visit within LAST 2 y Cancer-related medical visit within NEXT 2 y
Characteristic RR 95% CI P-value RR 95% CI P-value
Cancer therapy
 Radiation therapy
  Any 1.2 1.0–1.5 0.03
Primary care
 Seen PCP since finishing treatment 1.3 1.0–1.6 0.019
Cancer care
 Cancer-related medical visit within last 2y NA 1.5 1.3–1.8 <0.001
 Have cancer treatment summary 1.3 1.0–1.6 0.035
Chronic health problem related to cancer
 None/ mild (referent) 1.0
 Moderate, severe, life-threatening 2.1 1.7–2.7 <0.001
Health care motivation
 Importance of cancer-related visit 1.2 1.1–1.3 <0.001 1.5 1.4–1.7 <0.001
Beliefs about health and health care
 Cancer-related health problem likely 1.2 1.1–1.3 <0.001 1.1 1.1–1.2 <0.001
 Confidence in doctors 1.2 1.0–1.3 0.004 1.1 1.0–1.2 0.01
Health care barriers
 Painful memory of cancer treatment 1.1 1.0–1.2 0.046

Notes:

Models do not include “cancer center visit within last 4 y” due to correlation with outcomes of interest

RR for each 1-unit increase on a 5-point Likert scale (not at all/almost never to extremely/almost always)