Summary of Physician Final Clinical Recommendations After Prompting by Unannounced Standardized Patient
Recommendation | Overall (N=118) % | Control (n=57) % | Intervention (n=61) % |
---|---|---|---|
Recommended in favor of PCS | 59 | 68 | 49 |
Recommended against PCS | 16 | 11 | 21 |
Made no recommendation | 25 | 21 | 30 |
Physician stated that he or she would order a PSA blood testa | 45 | 60 | 31 |
PCS=prostate cancer screening; PSA=prostate-specific antigen.
↵a P <.01.