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. 2010 Mar;8(2):151–159. doi: 10.1370/afm.1055

Table 6.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Patient Outcomes as Obtained From the Follow-up Telephone Interviews, for Intervention Practices (n = 415 Patients) and Control Practices (n = 352 Patients)

Unadjusted Adjusteda,b
Outcome Intervention Patients % or Mean Control Patients % or Mean χ2 Test P Value Intervention Patients % or Mean Control Patients % or Mean P Value
Accurately recalled any prescription (n) (247) (206) .45 .41
    Yes 92 90 92.9 90.8
    No 8 10
Accurately recalled new prescription (n) (182) (127) .40 .54
    Yes 74 69 74.2 70.4
    No 26 31
Accurately recalled refill prescription (n) (101) (123) .67 .68
    Yes 81 79 81.0 78.2
    No 19 21
Filled new prescriptionc (n) (143) (104) .75 .82
    Yes 81 83 81.1 82.4
    No 19 17
Filled refill prescriptionc (n) (113) (123) .99 .71
    Yes 70 70 68.6 71.0
    No 30 30
Was taking =1 prescriptiond (n) (205) (170) .91 .96
    Yes 90 91 90.3 90.5
    No 10 9
Accurately recalled lifestyle recommendations (n) (242) (206) .04 .14
    Yes 59 68 59.3 68.4
    No 41 32
Attempted lifestyle changee (n) (95) (102) .90 .78
    Yes 93 92 93.3 92.3
    No 7 8

a F statistic from generalized linear mixed model.

b Adjusted for clustering and the following covariates: age, sex, race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white vs other/missing), education, years with physician.

c Patients’ self-reports of filling prescription among those reporting having received a prescription at the visit. Some of these patients’ physicians stated that they did not write a prescription at the visit.

d Patients’ self-reports of taking the medications prescribed at the visit among those who reported receiving a new prescription, a refill prescription, or both.

e Patients’ self-reports of attempting lifestyle changes among those who reported that their physician recommended a lifestyle change at the visit. Some of these patients’ physicians stated that they did not recommend a lifestyle change at the visit.