TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with patients' perceptions of health care providers' communication behavior
AU - Rutten, Lila J.Finney
AU - Augustson, Erik
AU - Wanke, Kay
N1 - Funding Information:
This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, under contract N01-CO-124000. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.
PY - 2006/2/1
Y1 - 2006/2/1
N2 - We examined patients' ratings of communication with health care providers by sociodemographic characteristics, health care access, and health status. Data were from a national, population-based survey, the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). The survey was administered to 6,369 adults from a representative sample of U.S. households. Linear regression analysis was conducted using SUDAAN. None of the sociodemographic variables were significantly associated with patients' ratings of providers' communication behavior in the linear model. Ratings of health care providers' communication behavior, however, were significantly higher among respondents with health insurance (p = 0.007) and those with a usual source of health care from whom they consistently sought care (p<0.001). Ratings of provider communication were significantly lower among respondents who perceived their general health to be fair or poor (p<0.001) and among those respondents with greater depressive symptoms (p<0.001). Differences in patient ratings of health care providers' communication by health care access and health status suggest the potential for disparities in health outcomes.
AB - We examined patients' ratings of communication with health care providers by sociodemographic characteristics, health care access, and health status. Data were from a national, population-based survey, the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). The survey was administered to 6,369 adults from a representative sample of U.S. households. Linear regression analysis was conducted using SUDAAN. None of the sociodemographic variables were significantly associated with patients' ratings of providers' communication behavior in the linear model. Ratings of health care providers' communication behavior, however, were significantly higher among respondents with health insurance (p = 0.007) and those with a usual source of health care from whom they consistently sought care (p<0.001). Ratings of provider communication were significantly lower among respondents who perceived their general health to be fair or poor (p<0.001) and among those respondents with greater depressive symptoms (p<0.001). Differences in patient ratings of health care providers' communication by health care access and health status suggest the potential for disparities in health outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1080/10810730600639596
DO - 10.1080/10810730600639596
M3 - Article
C2 - 16641079
AN - SCOPUS:33745362230
SN - 1081-0730
VL - 11
SP - 135
EP - 146
JO - Journal of health communication
JF - Journal of health communication
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -