Table 1.
OCP and Patient Characteristics, Overall and According to Group
| Characteristic | Group | All | Pretraining Group | Posttraining Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCP (N = 30) | ||||
| OCP type | MD | 8 (27%) | NA | NA |
| APP (NP/PA) | 11 (37%) | NA | NA | |
| RN | 11 (37%) | NA | NA | |
| Sex | Female | 25 (83%) | NA | NA |
| Male | 5 (17%) | NA | NA | |
| Patient (N = 175) | ||||
| Sex | Female | 81 (46%) | 48 (54%) | 33 (38%) |
| Male | 94 (54%) | 41 (46%) | 53 (62%) | |
| Race | White | 155 (89%) | 80 (90%) | 75 (87%) |
| Black/African American | 9 (5%) | 6 (7%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 3 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Other | 8 (5%) | 3 (3%) | 5 (6%) | |
| Hispanic | Missing | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) |
| No | 161 (92%) | 83 (93%) | 78 (91%) | |
| Yes | 13 (7%) | 6 (7%) | 7 (8%) | |
| Marital status | Missing | 2 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
| Married/living with partner | 119 (68%) | 57 (64%) | 62 (72%) | |
| Single | 19 (11%) | 13 (15%) | 6 (7%) | |
| Divorced/separated | 23 (13%) | 13 (15%) | 10 (12%) | |
| Widowed | 12 (7%) | 5 (6%) | 7 (8%) | |
| Education | Missing | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
| Less than 7th grade | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
| 7th-9th grade | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 10th-11th grade | 7 (4%) | 4 (4%) | 3 (3%) | |
| High school graduate/GED | 51 (29%) | 25 (28%) | 26 (30%) | |
| Partial college (at least 1 year) or vocational training | 37 (21%) | 21 (24%) | 16 (19%) | |
| College graduate | 33 (19%) | 16 (18%) | 17 (20%) | |
| Graduate degree or professional training | 44 (25%) | 21 (24%) | 23 (27%) | |
| Employment status | Employed | 61 (35%) | 32 (36%) | 29 (34%) |
| On leave | 2 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Homemaker | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Disabled | 10 (6%) | 4 (4%) | 6 (7%) | |
| Retired | 94 (54%) | 47 (53%) | 47 (55%) | |
| Unemployed | 7 (4%) | 4 (4%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Smoking status | Currently smoke | 15 (8%) | 6 (7%) | 9 (11%) |
| Formerly smoked | 159 (91%) | 83 (93%) | 76 (88%) | |
| Do not know | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Type of lung cancer | NSCLC | 118 (67%) | 57 (64%) | 61 (71%) |
| SCLC | 11 (6%) | 8)9%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Suspicious lung massa | 46 (26%) | 24 (27%) | 22 (26%) | |
| Stage of lung cancer | Missing | 54 (31%) | 28 (31%) | 26 (30%) |
| I | 67 (38%) | 35 (39%) | 32 (37%) | |
| II | 14 (8%) | 4 (4%) | 10 (12%) | |
| III | 16 (9%) | 10 (11%) | 6 (7%) | |
| IV | 24 (14%) | 12 (13%) | 12 (14%) | |
| Observed Range | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Age, y | 42-85 | 68.1 ± 8.8 | 67.8 ± 8.1 | 68.3 ± 9.5 |
| Perceived SES | 1-10 | 7.0 ± 1.7 | 7.0 ± 1.5 | 7.0 ± 2.0 |
APP = advanced practice provider; GED = general equivalency diploma; MD = medical doctor; NA = not applicable; NP = nurse practitioner; PA = physician assistant; NSCLC = non-small cell lung cancer; OCP = oncology care provider; RN = registered nurse; SCLC = small cell lung cancer; SES = socioeconomic status.
a
Suspicious mass, waiting for confirmatory diagnosis.