Table 2.

Factors associated with patient enablement: univariate analysis n = 3044

Variable	Categories	Odds Ratio	P value
Confidence that doctor will be able to help	Not confident	1
	Moderately confident	3.11 (1.46-6.62)	0.0033
	Very confident	1.89 (0.89-4.02)	0.098
	Completely confident	4.29 (2.06-8.97)	0.0001
Reason for seeing doctor	New problem	1
	Longstanding problem	1.18 (0.96-1.44)	0.10
	Both new and old problems	0.76 (0.62-92)	0.006
Complexity of problem	Non complex (physical)	1
	Complex (psychosocial)	0.78 (0.65-0.93)	0.0064
Patients' perception of GP empathy (CARE Measure)	Less than 40	1
	40 or more	2.13 (1.87-2.43)	0.00001
Emotional distress (GHQ-caseness)	Less than 4	1
	4 or more	0.50 (0.41-0.62)	0.00001
General health over last 12 months	Very good	1
	Good	0.91 (0.60-1.38)	0.65
	Fair	0.54 (0.37-0.77)	0.0083
	Bad	0.33 (0.23-0.48)	0.00001
	Very Bad	0.14 (0.08-0.27)	0.00001
Number of long term conditions	0	1
	1	1.06 (0.8-1.39)	0.688
	2	0.86 (0.65-1.13)	0.269
	3 or more	0.63 (0.49-0.81)	0.0002

1. Expectation before the consultation

2. Reason for seeing the doctor (new or long-standing problem)

3. Complexity of problem (physical or psychosocial +/- physical)

4. Perception of the GPs empathy (CARE score)

5. Psychological distress (GHQ-caseness)

6. General health over the last 12 months

7. Multimorbidity (number of long-term conditions)