Table 2.

Predictors of History Taking, Suicide Inquiry, and Depression Documentation

	Number of questions asked about mood disorder		Inquiry about thoughts of death, suicide, or self harm		Documentation of depression diagnosis
	Linear model		Logistic model		Logistic model
Predictor	SD change (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value
Physician age	−.01 (−.04,.01)	.422	.99 (.91, 1.07)	.725	.95 (.89−1.02)	.156
Male physician (vs. female)	−.33 (−.78,.12)	.147	1.33 (.40,2.47)	.638	.33 (.11,1.01)	.052
SP presents with major depression*	.60 (.31,−.89)	.000	2.87 (1.23,6.70)	.015	4.75 (1.13−19.94)	.033
SP requests antidepressant †	.15 (−.22,−.53)	.422	.99 (.40,2.48)	.987	5.95 (1.69,29.95)	.005
Physician suspects SP (vs. does not suspect)	.72 (.31,1.12)	.001	7.83 (2.49, 24.64)	.000	.79 (.32, 1.98)	.622
Physician dutifulness	−.24 (−.46,−.01)	.036	.79 (.44, 1.43)	.439	1.92 (1.15,3.21)	.013
Physician vulnerability	−.01 (−.23,.21)	.943	1.49 (.72, 3.06)	.284	1.88 (1.10, 3.22)	.022
Physician openness to feelings	.10 (−.14,.34)	.422	1.73 (.89, 3.34)	.104	1.61 (.90,2.86)	.106

SP = standardized patient; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; SD = standard deviation. Results from GEE models of 88 SP visits to 46 physicians;*Reference group = SP presents with adjustment disorder with depressed (coded 0, baseline category); † Reference group = SP did not request an antidepressant