Table 4.
Variable | Odds Ratio | p-value |
---|---|---|
Doctor always asks for parent's ideas when planning care | 3.97 | <.0001 |
Doctor always asks if parent is managing | 2.65 | .01 |
Doctor always understands what parent says | 2.58 | <.0001 |
Doctor always answers in ways parent understands | 2.53 | <.0001 |
Child's age | 1.02 | .5 |
Child is male | 1.06 | .8 |
Child is white | 1.13 | .6 |
Parental education (referent: graduate/professional degree) | ||
High school or less | 1.18 | .5 |
Some college or college degree | 1.46 | .2 |
Child's overall health is fair or poor | 0.91 | .8 |
Child always sees same doctor | 1.20 | .4 |
Season (referent: Summer) | ||
Winter | 1.04 | .9 |
Autumn | 1.18 | .5 |
Spring | 0.79 | .4 |
Region (referent: South) | ||
Midwest | 1.03 | .9 |
West | 1.32 | .4 |
Northeast | 1.24 | .4 |
Early patient | 0.93 | .7 |
N=772 owing to missing values