Table 4. Screening Decisions of 47 Patientsa.
| Response | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of screening decision | |
| Breast cancer | 29 (45.3) |
| Colorectal cancer | 21 (32.8) |
| Prostate cancer | 14 (21.9) |
| Screening status | |
| Received screening in past year | 19 (29.7) |
| Clinician ordered screening in past year which patient planned to complete | 7 (10.9) |
| No recent screening (or order) but had not decided to stop screeningb | 16 (25.0) |
| Stopped screening | 22 (34.4) |
| Did not recall making cancer screening decision | 31 (48.4) |
| Satisfaction with screening decision, mean (SD) | 4.5 (0.9) |
| Willingness to stop screening if recommended by clinician, mean (SD)c | |
| Among those | |
| Screened or ordered screening in past year | 3.2 (1.6) |
| Without recent screening but had not stopped screening | 3.8 (1.3) |
| Decisions for which patients saw relevant specialistsd | 16 (25.0) |
| Among these, decision in which patients valued specialist’s opinion over primary care clinician’s | 13/16 (81.3) |
a
Of the 47 patients who participated in the telephone survey, we asked about 64 cancer screening decisions in the survey, as some patients were eligible for more than one screening based on medical history and prior cancer screening. The unit of analysis for the responses in this table was each screening decision (n = 64).
b
Patients were in this category if they still planned to get screened or were not sure about stopping screening.
c
As measured on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (extremely unlikely) to 5 (extremely likely) to stop screening.
d
Patients were asked if they were seeing gynecologists regarding breast cancer screening, gastroenterologist regarding colorectal cancer screening, or urologist regarding prostate cancer screening.