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Physician Perceptions of Surveillance Follow-up Colonoscopy in Older Adults

Stephanie T. Le, Brenna R. Lash, Paul C. Schroy and Audrey H. Calderwood
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2017, 30 (3) 371-373; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.03.160386
Stephanie T. Le
From the Department of Internal Medicine (STL) and the Section of Gastroenterology (BRL, PCS, AHC), Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; and the Section of Gastroenterology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (AHC).
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Brenna R. Lash
From the Department of Internal Medicine (STL) and the Section of Gastroenterology (BRL, PCS, AHC), Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; and the Section of Gastroenterology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (AHC).
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Paul C. Schroy III
From the Department of Internal Medicine (STL) and the Section of Gastroenterology (BRL, PCS, AHC), Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; and the Section of Gastroenterology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (AHC).
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Audrey H. Calderwood
From the Department of Internal Medicine (STL) and the Section of Gastroenterology (BRL, PCS, AHC), Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; and the Section of Gastroenterology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (AHC).
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    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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    Table 1.

    Demographic Characteristics of the Survey Respondents

    Primary Care Providers* (n = 88)Gastroenterologists (n = 30)
    Level of training*
        Attending36 (41)26 (87)
        Fellow3 (3)4 (13)
        Resident47 (55)—
    Time in practice (years)*
        Training49 (57)4 (13)
        ≤516 (18)2 (7)
        6–104 (5)4 (13)
        11–2013 (15)8 (27)
        >204 (5)12 (40)
    Subspecialty
        Family12 (14)—
        Geriatrics18 (21)—
        Internal medicine58 (65)—
    Practice setting
        Community hospital—10 (33)
        Ambulatory center—2 (7)
        Academic hospital88 (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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Stephanie T. Le, Brenna R. Lash, Paul C. Schroy, Audrey H. Calderwood
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2017, 30 (3) 371-373; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.03.160386

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2017, 30 (3) 371-373; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.03.160386
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