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Table 1 Patient and Provider Descriptions (N = 22)

From: Patient and provider perspectives on adherence to and care coordination of lynch syndrome surveillance recommendations: findings from qualitative interviews

PATIENTS (N = 12) Number
 Gender Female 9
Male 3
 Average Age in Years 57
 Age Range 34-77
 Average Years as KPNWa Member 17
 Membership Years Range 1.5-30
 Diagnosed with LSb in KPNW 10
 Initiation/Seeking of LS Diagnosis LS testing after CRCc/Ovarian Cancer 7
Initiated LS testing due to family member 5
 Average Years since LS Diagnosis 5
 Years since Diagnosis Range 2-10
PROVIDERS (N = 10) Number
 Gender Female 5
Male 5
 Specialty
 Practice
Internal Medicine (IM) 6
Family Medicine (FM) 3
Obstetrics/ Gynecology (Obgyn) 1
 Average Years at KPNW 13
 Years at KPNW Range 3-30
 Average # of Patients on Care Panel 1800
 # of Patients on Panel Range 1450-2000
 # of LS Patients on Care Panel Only one 7
Two - four 3
  1. aKaiser Permanente Northwest
  2. bLynch Syndrome
  3. cColorectal Cancer