Table 4.
Percentage of Strongly Agree or Agree Responses by Gender and Practice Years
| Male (%) | Female (%) | p | <5 Years (%) | 5–10 Years (%) | 10–20 Years (%) | >20 Years (%) | pa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | ||||||||
| Aware of evidence for supplemental screening | 15 (63) | 17 (33) | 0.01 | 7 (28) | 5 (33) | 15 (63) | 6 (46) | 0.09 |
| I am familiar with dense breast legislation | 16 (67) | 46 (88) | 0.03 | 22 (88) | 11 (83) | 20 (83) | 9 (69) | 0.83 |
| Attitudes | ||||||||
| In favor of this policy | 2 (11) | 19 (49) | 0.02 | 13 (76) | 4 (36) | 4 (21) | 1 (9) | <0.01 |
| Policy will promote informed decision-making | 3 (13) | 16 (31) | 0.26 | 10 (40) | 3 (20) | 4 (17) | 3 (23) | 0.13 |
| Counseling women about breast density is a PCP's responsibility | 8 (33) | 25 (49) | 0.44 | 18 (72) | 6 (40) | 7 (29) | 3 (25) | 0.04 |
| Impact on clinical practice | ||||||||
| Policy has affected my clinical practice | 3 (17) | 20 (51) | 0.05 | 10 (59) | 1 (9) | 8 (42) | 4 (36) | 0.19 |
| Policy has changed how I discuss mammography results with patients | 4 (17) | 28 (55) | 0.01 | 15 (60) | 7 (47) | 6 (27) | 4 (31) | 0.08 |
| Feel prepared to respond to requests from patients about dense breasts | 8 (33) | 19 (37) | 0.92 | 10 (40) | 5 (36) | 6 (25) | 6 (46) | 0.83 |
a
p-Values for chi-square tests including years of practice variable generated using Fisher's exact test.
All statistically significant values (p < 0.05) appear in bold.