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Patient Expectations of Full-Body CT Screening

Carole T. Kolber1, Genevieve Zipp2, Diana Glendinning2 and John J. Mitchell2

1 Department of Professional Development & Continuing Medical Education, JFK Medical Center, 65 James St., Edison, NJ 08818.
2 Department of Health Sciences, Seton Hall University, School of Graduate Medical Education, South Orange, NJ.


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  		Fig. 1 —Bar graph shows percentage of survey respondents in study sample represented by their specific health concerns (n = 93). 1 = personal history of cancer, 2 = family history of cancer, 3 = personal history of other serious illness, 4 = family history of other serious illness, 5 = current smoker, 6 = former smoker, 7 = moderately overweight, 8 = extremely overweight, 9 = experiencing moderate stress, 10 = experiencing extreme stress, 11 = other. Not every patient responded to each item.

 

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  		Fig. 2 —Bar graph shows percent of survey respondents in study sample represented by their participation in other preventive health and lifestyle activities (n = 92). Not every patient responded to each item.

 

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  		Fig. 3 —Bar graph shows significant chi-square association between personal health concern and patient expectation 2, "knowing the results of this test may improve my overall health" ({chi}2 [4, 91] = 10.07, p = 0.04). Responses are shown as follows: light gray bars, disagree or strongly disagree; dark gray bars, neutral; black bars, agree or strongly agree. Not every patient responded to each item.

 

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  		Fig. 4 —Bar graph shows significant chi-square association between number of other health screening examinations and patient expectation 12, "the results of this screening will be discussed with me by a health care professional" ({chi}2 [8, 90] = 17.80, p = 0.02). Responses are shown as follows: light gray bars, disagree or strongly disagree; dark gray bars, neutral; black bars, agree or strongly agree. Not every patient responded to each item.

 

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