Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Physicians and Patients in the Intervention (N = 31) and Control (N = 34) Groups
| Physician Characteristicsa | ||
| Intervention (n = 31) | Control (n = 34) | |
| Type of Provider | ||
| Staff Physician | 4 (13%) | 6 (18%) |
| Resident | 27 (87%) | 28 (82%) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 15 (48%) | 18 (53%) |
| Primary language | ||
| English | 28 (90%) | 31 (91%) |
| Spanish | 2 (7%) | 2 (6%) |
| Other | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) |
| Speak Spanish | ||
| Well-Very Well | 11 (35%) | 13 (38%) |
| Country of Birth | ||
| U.S. | 27 (87%) | 28 (82%) |
| Patient Characteristicsa | ||
| Intervention (n = 31) | Control (n = 34) | |
| Age | ||
| Mean (SD) | 57.6 (6.4) | 58.9 (7.05) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 15 (48%) | 17 (50%) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Ever Married | 26 (84%) | 26 (76%) |
| Speak English | ||
| Well-Very Well | 9 (29%) | 11 (32%) |
| Education | ||
| 6th grade or less | 11 (35%) | 8 (24%) |
| 7th grade or more | 20 (65%) | 26 (76%) |
| Acculturation Levelb | ||
| Mean (SD) | 1.7 (0.63) | 1.8 (0.73) |
| Health Insurance | ||
| Insured | 21 (68%) | 19 (56%) |
| Years since migrated to the U.S. | ||
| Mean (SD) | 25 (14.4) | 26 (14.1) |
a No statistically significant differences between groups of physicians or patients were found at p < 0.05.
b Marín, G., Sabogal, F., VanOss Marín, B., Otero-Sabogal, F., Pérez-Stable, E. J. Development of a short acculturation scale for Hispanics. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences,1987; Vol. 9, pp. 183–205