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Table 2 Characteristics of studies of Advanced Practices Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants (APRN/PA) and cancer prevention and screening

From: Advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants and cancer prevention and screening: a systematic review

Study characteristics

Study categories

Number of studies (N = 15)

Percentage of studies

Type of cancer prevention*

   
 

Diet/Physical activity

5

33%

 

Smoking

9

60%

 

Mammogram

3

20%

 

Pap test

5

33%

 

Colorectal cancer screening

4

27%

Study setting

   
 

National

6

40%

 

State or regional

5

33%

 

Local (City or Multiple Counties)

4

27%

Study design

   
 

Intervention

3

20%

 

Retrospective cohort

2

13%

 

Cross sectional

10

67%

Study date of publication

   
 

<1995

2

13%

 

1995-1999

3

20%

 

2000-2004

4

27%

 

> = 2005

6

40%

Type of APRN/PA provider

   
 

Advanced practice nurse practitioner

13

87%

 

Certified nurse midwife

2

13%

 

Physician Assistant

3

20%

Comparison group

   
 

Physicians

5

33%

 

None

5

33%

 

Other

5

33%

Sample size

   
 

100-499

8

53%

 

500-999

1

7%

 

1,000-4,999

5

33%

 

5,000-19,999

0

0%

 

>20,000

1

7%

Healthcare delivery setting

   
 

Single institution or clinic

2

13%

 

Network of institutions or clinics

3

20%

 

Multiple institutions (Not a Network)

10

67%

Outcome measure

   
 

Chart review

3

20%

 

Self-Report by physicians

4

27%

 

Self-Report by APRN/PA providers

6

47%

 

Self-Report by patients

2

13%

Patient characteristics

   

Insurance types*

   
 

Any medicare

2

13%

 

Any medicaid

5

33%

 

Private

6

40%

 

Not reported

8

60%

  1. *Measures not mutually exclusive.