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. 2021 Jun 21;21:592. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06551-9

Table 4.

Most recent primary care appointment discussions and decisions made

Intervention Arms
Survey Items All (N = 330) UC (N = 112) CDS (N = 112) CDS + SDMT (N = 106) p
At your last primary care appointment did you discuss
 Eligible for breast cancer screening (N = 62) (N = 18) (N = 20) (N = 24)
 Yes, breast cancer discussed 42 (68) 12 (67) 17 (85) 13 (54) 0.99
  Decided a screening optiona 36 (62) 7 (58) 12 (71) 7 (54) 0.99
  Decided not to get screened 16 (38) 5 (42) 5 (29) 6 (46)
 Eligible for colorectal cancer screening (N = 149) (N = 44) (N = 52) (N = 53)
 Yes, colorectal cancer discussedb 98 (66) 30 (68) 32 (62) 36 (68) 0.85
  Decided a screening option 57 (58) 19 (63) 12 (38) 26 (72) 0.51
  Decided not to get screened 41 (42) 11 (37) 20 (63) 10 (28)
 Eligible for lung cancer screening (N = 51) (N = 14) (N = 18) (N = 19)
 Yes, lung cancer discussed 14 (27) 6 (43) 3 (17) 5 (26) 0.17
  Decided to get CT chest scan 5 (36) 3 (50) 0 (0) 2 (40) 0.58
  Decided not to get screened 9 (64) 3 (50) 3 (100) 3 (60)
 Eligible for cervical cancer screening (N = 71) (N = 23) (N = 18) (N = 30)
 Yes, cervical cancer discussed 20 (28) 8 (35) 6 (33) 6 (20) 0.41
  Decided to get a Pap smear 16 (80) 6 (75) 6 (100) 4 (67) 0.99
  Decided not to get screened 4 (20) 2 (25) 0 (0) 2 (33)
 Eligible for HPV vaccination (N = 9) (N = 4) (N = 3) (N = 2)
 Yes, HPV vaccination discussed 4 (44) 1 (25) 2 (67) 1 (50) 0.52
  Decided to get vaccinatedd 1 (25) 0 (0) 1 (50) 0 (0) 0.99
  Decided not to get vaccinated 3 (75) 1 (100) 1 (50) 1 (100)
 Eligible for tobacco cessation (N = 127) (N = 46) (N = 38) (N = 43)
 Yes, tobacco cessation discussed 81 (64) 30 (65) 31 (82) 20 (47) 0.85
  Decided a cessation optione 34 (42) 18 (60) 11 (35) 5 (25)f < 0.001
  Decided to do nothing 47 (58) 12 (40) 20 (65) 15 (75)
 Eligible for weight management (N = 223) (N = 66) (N = 73) (N = 84)
 Yes, weight management discussed 71 (32) 25 (38) 21 (29) 25 (30) 0.21
  Decided a management optiong 44 (62) 17 (68) 11 (52) 16 (64) 0.61
  Decided to do nothing 27 (38) 8 (32) 10 (48) 9 (36)

Notes. Data are n (%) unless noted. Count data are shown. Percentages are rounded to the nearest percentage point. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05) using Fisher’s exact test. Comparisons are UC to CDS and CDS + SDMT intervention arms combined. CDS Clinical decision support, SDMT Shared decision-making tools, UC Usual care

aBreast cancer screening options included mammogram

bColorectal cancer screening options included FIT, Cologuard, and colonoscopy

cUC compared to CDS

dHPV vaccination options included HPV vaccine now or later

eTobacco cessation options included patch, gum, medication, cessation counselor referral, and other options

fUC compared to CDS + SDMT

gWeight management options included diabetes prevention program, nutritionist referral, medical weight mgmt. program, and other weight mgmt. program