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. 2022 Mar 18;8(1):e31118. doi: 10.2196/31118

Table 3.

Mann-Whitney U test results for posttreatment-related topics (N=143).

To what extent did your health care team discuss the following treatment-related topics with you during your transition from treatment to posttreatment care (0=No discussion; 100=In-depth discussion)? Total ≤45 years old ≥46 years old Group test P valuea

n Mean (SD) Median n Mean (SD) Median n Mean (SD) Median N/Ab
Which doctor would manage your posttreatment care? 82 56.26 (32.17) 52.00 26 43.96 (32.22) 36.00 56 61.96 (30.78) 59.50 .02
When to contact your oncologist vs your primary care doc vs your OB-GYNc? 72 46.10 (36.66) 35.00 22 32.77 (37.39) 13.00 50 51.96 (35.12) 50.00 .03
What long-term effects of treatment to expect (eg, early menopause)? 77 55.77 (32.31) 60.00 27 43.52 (31.62) 50.00 50 62.38 (31.00) 63.50 .02
What should you do for exercise and nutrition? 74 44.45 (29.51) 39.50 23 40.57 (30.18) 35.00 51 46.20 (29.33) 43.00 .45
How frequently you should have follow-up appointments? 85 64.29 (31.23) 68.00 27 54.44 (33.45) 50.00 58 68.88 (29.31) 72.50 .05
How often you would need scans/tests? 78 58.35 (31.61) 52.50 24 48.00 (29.00) 48.00 54 62.94 (31.89) 60.50 .06
What are your chances for recurrence/metastatic breast cancer? 82 55.71 (31.84) 55.00 25 47.12 (30.99) 50.00 57 59.47 (31.74) 59.00 .11
What symptoms should you look for recurrence or metastatic breast cancer? 76 50.13 (35.12) 49.50 22 44.10 (34.21) 37.00 54 52.59 (35.50) 51.50 .36
What are your risks for other cancers? 67 47.19 (35.58) 39.00 22 42.27 (37.89) 31.50 45 49.60 (34.58) 49.00 .36
Your survivorship and treatment care plan or next step summary 67 55.91 (34.88) 53.00 19 43.05 (35.73) 45.00 48 61.00 (33.56) 62.50 .06
Average N/A 53.41 50.35 N/A 53.41 50.35 N/A 57.70 57.10 N/A
Rollup N/A 53.71 51.00 N/A 44.26 40.00 N/A 57.99 55.00 N/A

aItalicized P values are statistically significant.

bN/A: not applicable.

cOB-GYN: obstetrician-gynecologist.