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. 2004 Sep;19(9):905–910. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.40040.x

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.