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 | |||||||||
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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.