Cancer survivors’ perspectives on delivery of survivorship care by primary care physicians: an internet-based survey

Table 1 PCDSCS Score and Respondent Characteristics

Characteristic	Patients		Mean PCDSCS score	P-value
Characteristic	No.	%	Mean PCDSCS score	P-value
Age				0.34
18–39	69	21.2	57.8
40–64	203	62.5	58.6
65 or older	53	16.3	61.9
Gender				0.92
Male	58	16.5	59.6
Female	293	83.5	60.0
Race				0.0035
White	277	79.8	58.1
Non-White	70	20.2	67.0
Education level				0.32
Less than college	117	33.5	58.2
College degree (BA/BS) or higher	232	66.5	60.8
Residence				0.062
Urban	136	39.3	63.1
Suburban	151	43.6	56.8
Rural	59	17.1	59.1
Country				0.0007
United States	282	81.5	61.8
Outside United States	64	18.5	51.1
Cancer type				0.75
Breast	149	43.1	60.3
Non-breast	197	56.9	59.5
Cancer center				0.65
University-based	137	39.9	58.6
Community-based	150	43.7	61.1
Both	56	16.3	59.7
Chemotherapy				0.55
Yes	196	57.0	60.8
No	148	43.0	59.3
Radiation therapy				0.018
Yes	168	48.8	57.1
No	176	51.2	63.0
Surgery				0.088
Yes	212	61.6	58.5
No	132	38.4	62.8
Hormone therapy				0.36
Yes	106	30.8	58.4
No	238	69.2	60.9
PCP visits per year				0.0015
Fewer than 2	101	28.9	53.6
2 or more	248	71.1	62.2
Trust in PCP				<0.001
Low	138	39.2	43.5
Higher	214	60.8	70.3
Care providers				0.059
PCP/Internist	68	21.3	63.6
Oncologist	124	38.9	57.5
Combination	127	39.8	63.6
Years known PCP				0.008
Less than 1 year	63	18.5	52.5
1–4 years	108	31.8	64.6
5–9 years	76	22.4	60.3
10 or more years	93	27.4	58.5

Abbreviations: PCDSCS primary care delivery of survivorship care scale, PCP primary care physician, BA/BS bachelor of arts or bachelor of science