| Characteristics |
Referral Status |
Total
(N=111) |
p |
YES
(N = 96) |
NO
(N=15) |
| N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
| Age: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 40-49 |
31 |
32.3 |
5 |
33.3 |
36 |
32.4 |
|
| 50-59 |
33 |
34.4 |
5 |
33.3 |
38 |
34.2 |
|
| 60+ |
13 |
13.5 |
2 |
13.3 |
15 |
13.5 |
|
| Gender: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
74 |
77.1 |
11 |
73.3 |
85 |
76.6 |
0.750 |
| Female |
22 |
22.9 |
4 |
26.7 |
26 |
23.4 |
|
| Ethnicity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
15 |
15.6 |
3 |
20.0 |
18 |
16.2 |
0.615 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
11 |
11.5 |
3 |
20.0 |
14 |
12.6 |
|
| White non-Hispanic |
65 |
67.7 |
9 |
60.0 |
74 |
66.7 |
|
| Other |
5 |
5.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
5 |
4.5 |
|
| Speak Spanish: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fluently |
10 |
10.4 |
2 |
13.3 |
12 |
10.8 |
0.858 |
| Well enough to interview patients |
6 |
6.2 |
1 |
6.7 |
7 |
6.3 |
|
| Limited to basic conversation |
18 |
18.8 |
2 |
13.3 |
20 |
18.0 |
|
| Not very well, just a few words |
41 |
42.7 |
5 |
33.3 |
46 |
41.4 |
|
| Not at all |
21 |
21.9 |
5 |
33.3 |
26 |
23.4 |
|
| Specialty: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Medical oncologist |
78 |
81.2 |
11 |
73.3 |
89 |
80.2 |
0.767 |
| Radiation oncologist |
4 |
4.2 |
1 |
6.7 |
5 |
4.5 |
|
| Hematologist/oncologist |
14 |
14.6 |
3 |
20.0 |
17 |
15.3 |
|
| Practice Setting: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Academic/Teaching hospital |
36 |
37.5 |
2 |
13.3 |
38 |
34.2 |
0.258 |
| Community-based hospital |
6 |
6.3 |
1 |
6.7 |
7 |
6.3 |
|
| Private practice |
52 |
54.2 |
12 |
80.0 |
64 |
57.7 |
|
| Other |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
1.8 |
|
| <5 |
15 |
15.6 |
4 |
26.7 |
19 |
17.1 |
0.31 |
| 5-10 |
17 |
17.7 |
3 |
20.0 |
20 |
18.0 |
|
| 11-15 |
10 |
10.4 |
2 |
13.3 |
12 |
10.8 |
|
| 16-20 |
19 |
19.8 |
1 |
6.7 |
20 |
18.0 |
|
| 21-25 |
17 |
17.7 |
3 |
20.0 |
20 |
18.0 |
|
| >25 |
18 |
18.8 |
2 |
13.3 |
20 |
18.0 |
|
| Familiarity with Local CTs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Very familiar/Familiar |
54 |
56.8 |
1 |
6.7 |
55 |
50.0 |
<0.001 |
| Somewhat familiar |
27 |
28.4 |
3 |
20.0 |
30 |
27.3 |
|
| Not very familiar/Totally unfamiliar |
14 |
14.8 |
11 |
73.3 |
25 |
22.7 |
|
| Frequency of CT Information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Very often/Often |
39 |
40.6 |
3 |
20.0 |
42 |
37.8 |
0.126 |
| Not very often/Never |
57 |
59.4 |
12 |
80.0 |
69 |
62.2 |
|
