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. 2020 Dec 3;7(2):1–7. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.6159

Table 2. Tests of Association for Cancer-Related Provisions.

Cancer-related provision (No. with provision) Value P value
Cancer-related exclusion (n = 8)
Presence of NCI CCCa χ2 = 4.51 .03
Disability rights statementa χ2 = 0.99 .32
Oncologist or PC clinician on task forceb NA .19
Cancer-related deprioritization (n = 17)
Presence of NCI CCCa χ2 = 0.16 .69
Disability rights statementa χ2 = 0.01 .98
Oncologist or PC clinician on task forceb NA .52
Blood products (n = 17)
Presence of NCI CCCa χ2 = 0.16 .12
Disability rights statementa χ2 = 5.23 .02
Oncologist or PC clinician on task forceb NA .54
Palliative care (n = 29)
Presence of NCI CCCb NA .47
Disability rights statementb NA .66
Oncologist or PC clinician on task forceb NA .73

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; NCI CCC, National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center; PC, palliative care.

a

χ2 test.

b

The Fisher exact test was used because of low observations per cell.