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- Figure 1.
The most important factors in recommending surveillance colonoscopy among older adults. A (left in blue): Primary care providers (PCPs) ranked the most important factors in influencing decision making around surveillance colonoscopy. B (right in green): Gastroenterologists ranked the most important factors influencing the decision to recommend against surveillance colonoscopy. GI, gastrointestinal.
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Primary Care Providers* (n = 88) Gastroenterologists (n = 30) Level of training* Attending 36 (41) 26 (87) Fellow 3 (3) 4 (13) Resident 47 (55) — Time in practice (years)* Training 49 (57) 4 (13) ≤5 16 (18) 2 (7) 6–10 4 (5) 4 (13) 11–20 13 (15) 8 (27) >20 4 (5) 12 (40) Subspecialty Family 12 (14) — Geriatrics 18 (21) — Internal medicine 58 (65) — Practice setting Community hospital — 10 (33) Ambulatory center — 2 (7) Academic hospital 88 (100) 16 (53) Veterans hospital — 1 (3) Other — 1 (3) ↵* Data are missing for 2 primary care provider survey respondents who did not provide this information.
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Physician Perceptions of Surveillance Follow-up Colonoscopy in Older Adults
