Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for the Items in the Quality of Care Index at 6-Month Follow-up
Item | % Patients with Pain (n=884) | % Patients with Depressive Symptoms (n=358) | % Patients with Pain and Depressive Symptoms (n=442) |
---|---|---|---|
Were you involved in decisions about your health care as much as you wanted? | |||
Involved as much as wanted | 87 | 86 | 82 |
Involved too little or too much | 13 | 13 | 18 |
Did your doctor explain what to do if problems or symptoms continued, got worse, or came back? | |||
Doctor explained not at all, little, or somewhat | 47 | 30 | 36 |
Doctor explained completely | 53 | 70 | 64 |
Did you get as much information about your condition and treatment as you wanted from this doctor? | |||
No, a little, or some information | 51 | 36 | 45 |
Complete information | 49 | 64 | 55 |
Did you spend as much time with your doctor as you wanted? | |||
No | 12 | 16 | 17 |
Yes | 88 | 84 | 83 |