Table 6 Factors influencing health care-related delay (n = 83 patients)
From: Factors influencing patient and health care delays in Oropharyngeal Cancer
Number (%) | PHCa delay | P value | Specialist-care delayb | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial place of visit | 0.088 | ||||
General physician, dentist or hospital emergency | 71 (85.5) | 16.0 | |||
Private otolaryngologist | 10 (12.0) | 1.0 | |||
Unknown | 2 (2.4) | ||||
Was a follow-up visit scheduled? | 0.012 | ||||
No | 16 (19.3) | 37.5 | |||
Yes | 65 (78.3) | 14.0 | |||
Unknown | 2 (2.4) | ||||
Number of health-care visits before referral to specialist care | < 0.001 | ||||
One | 37 (44.6) | 1.0 | |||
Two | 22 (26.5) | 20.0 | |||
Three or more | 16 (19.3) | 33.0 | |||
Unknown | 8 (9.6) | ||||
Appointment at other hospital | 0.066 | ||||
No | 60 (72.3) | 49.0 | |||
Yes | 23 (27.7) | 63.0 | |||
Treatment modality | 0.112 | ||||
Surgery with or without adjuvant (chemo-)radiation | 30 (36.1) | 46.0 | |||
(Chemo-)radiation | 53 (63.9) | 55.0 | |||
Treatment intent | 0.030 | ||||
Curative | 77 (92.8) | 17.0 | |||
Palliative | 6 (7.2) | 0.5 | |||