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Table 4 Low- and middle- income countries vs. high income countries perceived responsibilities, levels of confidence, frequency of survivorship care practice

From: Oncology practitioners’ perspectives and practice patterns of post-treatment cancer survivorship care in the Asia-Pacific region: results from the STEP study

    

Number

Total score

M (SD)

Possible range

t (df)

P value

Perception of responsibility

 

Prevention

 

HICs

LMICs

719

782

7.85 (2.11)

7.02 (2.14)

2–10

−7.58 (1499)

<0.001

 

Intervention

 

HICs

LMICs

700

774

58.17 (9.14)

56.57 (11.49)

14–70

2.97 (1449)

.003

 

Surveillance

 

HICs

LMICs

707

781

15.74 (3.60)

17.11 (3.50)

4–20

−7.42 (1486)

<0.001

 

Coordination

 

HICs

LMICs

701

777

37.18 (6.49)

37.09 (8.20)

9–45

.21 (1452)

.830

Confidence

 

Prevention

 

HICs

LMICs

701

779

7.27 (5.08)

12.36 (5.05)

0–20

−19.3 (1478)

<0.001

 

Intervention

 

HICs

LMICs

698

768

63.26 (22.81)

73.72 (20.30)

0–140

−9.24 (1401)

<0.001

 

Surveillance

 

HICs

LMICs

695

777

20.95 (9.51))

28.69 (8.66)

0–40

−16.25 (1411)

<0.001

 

Coordination

 

HICs

LMICs

695

770

51.89 (22.21)

60.93 (19.19)

0–90

−8.29 (1379)

<0.001

Frequency

 

Prevention

 

HICs

LMICs

695

777

3.87 (1.82)

5.34 (2.33)

2–10

−13.61 (1444)

<0.001

 

Intervention

 

HICs

LMICs

684

772

37.48 (11.40)

42.32 (12.62)

14–70

−7.70 (1453)

<0.001

 

Surveillance

 

HICs

LMICs

692

778

9.76 (3.93)

13.61 (4.40)

4–20

−17.74 (1470)

<0.001

 

Coordination

 

HICs

LMICs

690

748

24.01 (8.81)

29.55 (8.55)

9–45

−12.11 (1436)

<0.001

  1. Note. All subscales: higher scores represent higher levels of responsibility perception, higher levels of confidence and higher frequency of care delivery; HICs high income countries; LMICs low- and middle-income countries