Table 3.
Association between patient’s opinion of relationship between GP and oncologist, and reasons for GP consulting
The patient considers that: | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The patient consults their GP for: | The oncologist mentioned the GP’s role | The GP and the oncologist communicate | The GP’s opinion is taken into account | ||||
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
Side effects |
Yes 188 (46.8%) |
91 (55.5%) |
92 (41.4%) |
121 (50.6%) |
56 (46.3%) |
48 (48.0%) |
124 (46.8%) |
No 214 (53.2%) |
73 (44.5%) |
130 (58.6%) |
118 (49.4%) |
65 (53.7%) |
52 (52.0%) |
141 (53.2%) |
|
RR | 1.34 | 1 | 1.09 | 1 | 1.03 | 1 | |
p-value* | < 0.01 | 0.44 | 0.84 | ||||
Pain |
Yes 196 (48.8%) |
101 (61.6%) |
88 (39.6%) |
119 (49.8%) |
60 (49.6%) |
57 (57.0%) |
126 (47.5%) |
No 206 (51.2%) |
63 (38.4%) |
134 (60.4%) |
120 (50.2%) |
61 (50.4%) |
43 (43.0%) |
139 (52.5%) |
|
RR | 1.55 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.20 | 1 | |
p-value* | < 0.01 | 0.97 | 0.11 | ||||
Cancer-related complications |
Yes 142 (35.3) |
78 (47.6%) |
58 (26.1%) |
92 (38.5%) |
41 (33.9%) |
47 (47.0%) |
81 (30.6%) |
No 260 (64.7) |
86 (52.4%) |
164 (73.9%) |
147 (61.5%) |
80 (66.1%) |
53 (53.0%) |
184 (69.4%) |
|
RR | 1.82 | 1 | 1.14 | 1 | 1.54 | 1 | |
p – value* | < 0.01 | 0.39 | < 0.01 | ||||
Advice on cancer treatment |
Yes 60 (15.0) |
34 (20.7%) |
25 (11.3%) |
47 (19.7%) |
11 (9.2%) |
29 (29.0%) |
26 (9.8%) |
No 341 (85.0) |
130 (79.3%) |
196 (88.7%) |
192 (80.3%) |
109 (90.8%) |
71 (71.0%) |
238 (90.2%) |
|
RR | 1.83 | 1 | 2.14 | 1 | 2.94 | 1 | |
p-value* | 0.01 | 0.01 | < 0.01 | ||||
Emergency |
Yes 173 (43.8) |
82 (51.25%) |
83 (37.9%) |
111 (47.2%) |
51 (42.9%) |
60 (61.2%) |
98 (37.7%) |
No 222 (56.2) |
78 (48.75%) |
136 (62.1%) |
124 (52.8%) |
68 (57.1%) |
38 (38.8%) |
162 (62.3%) |
|
RR | 1.35 | 1 | 1.10 | 1 | 1.62 | 1 | |
p-value* | < 0.01 | 0.43 | < 0.01 | ||||
The patient considers that the GP is: | |||||||
Able to manage their care |
Yes 225 (58.3%) |
99 (64.3%) |
118 (54.1%) |
148 (64.3%) |
59 (49.6%) |
73 (77.7%) |
132 (51.2%) |
No 161 (41.7%) |
55 (35.7%) |
100 (45.9%) |
82 (35.7%) |
60 (50.4%) |
21 (22.3%) |
126 (48.8%) |
|
RR | 1.19 | 1 | 1.30 | 1 | 1.52 | 1 | |
P value* | 0.05 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | ||||
Available in case of emergency |
Yes 242 (62.5%) |
105 (67.7%) |
130 (59.9%) |
162 (69.8%) |
62 (52.5%) |
74 (77.9%) |
147 (57.2%) |
No 145 (37.5%) |
50 (32.2%) |
87 (40.1%) |
70 (30.2%) |
56 (47.5%) |
21 (22.1%) |
110 (42.8%) |
|
RR | 1.13 | 1 | 1.33 | 1 | 1.36 | 1 | |
p-value* | 0.12 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
RR = Relative risk * Chi-squared test