Physician Knowledge, Attitudes,* and Use of Methods of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Strategies During Previous 12 Months
| Overall N (%) | Discussed Breast Cancer Risk Factors | P | Used Software to Calculate Breast Cancer Risk | P | Ordered or Referred for BRCA1/2 Testing | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 312 [88%]) | No (n = 39 [12%]) | Yes (n = 63 [18%]) | No (n = 288 [82%]) | Yes (n = 168 [48%]) | No (n = 182 [57%]) | |||||
| Mean knowledge score (SD)† | 0.63 (0.24) | 0.63 (0.26) | 0.63 (0.22) | .10 | 0.71 (0.25) | 0.65 (0.26) | <.01 | 0.65 (0.27) | 0.61 (0.26) | .20 |
| Many patients ask for risk information | 124 (35) | 121 (39) | 1 (3) | <.01 | 17 (27) | 105 (37) | .15 | 65 (39) | 57 (31) | .20 |
| Information about risk creates unnecessary anxiety for many women | 48 (14) | 43 (14) | 5 (13) | .39 | 9 (14) | 39 (14) | .98 | 27 (16) | 21 (12) | .21 |
| Available methods of predicting risk are not accurate enough | 46 (13) | 44 (14) | 2 (5) | .09 | 9 (14) | 37 (13) | .53 | 22 (13) | 24 (13) | .99 |
| Too time consuming to evaluate and discuss risk | 37 (11) | 31 (10) | 6 (15) | .20 | 8 (13) | 29 (10) | .70 | 21 (13) | 15 (8) | .17 |
| Reluctant to use breast cancer risk assessment because a woman at low risk of breast cancer might decide not to undergo mammography screening | 22 (6) | 20 (6) | 2 (5) | .56 | 3 (5) | 19 (7) | .74 | 12 (7) | 10 (5) | .51 |
* For attitudes, the table shows the n and proportion of physicians who agree or strongly agree with the attitude statement.
† Mean knowledge score is the mean of the proportion of correct responses.