Table 4.
Percentage of Patients Very Satisfied Following Physician Self-disclosure Subtypes
| Primary Care Visits | Surgical Visits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Very Satisfied | % Very Satisfied | |||||
| n | PSD Present | PSD Absent | n | PSD Present | PSD Absent | |
| Any PSD | 99 | 73 | 83* | 91 | 87 | 75* |
| Specific subtype | ||||||
| Reassurance | 30 | 67 | 82 | 39 | 90 | 77* |
| Counseling | 28 | 82 | 82 | 22 | 86 | 77 |
| Rapport | 26 | 85 | 82 | 14 | 93 | 77 |
| Intimacy | 9 | 78 | 82 | 4 | 100 | 77 |
| Extended narrative | 5 | 60 | 82 | 6 | 100 | 77 |
| Casual | 15 | 67 | 83 | 14 | 93 | 77 |
P<.05 using χ2tests.
PSD, physician self-disclosure.