Table 3.

Physician Communication and Satisfaction and Perceived Autonomy Support

Model	Total (n)	Excellent satisfaction* (% [95% CI])	Total (n)	High perceived autonomy support† (% [95% CI])
MI spirit
>1	37	9 (3–23)	36	28 (15–46)
1	283	12 (8–17)	272	37 (30–43)
Empathy
>1	18	27 (14–48)	17	48 (29–68)
1	302	11 (8–15)	291	35 (29–42)
Reflections
Yes	122	9(5–15)	118	46 (36–57)
No	198	14 (10–20)	190	30 (24–37)
Open questions
Yes	121	10 (5–19)	115	38 (26–50)
No	199	13 (9–19)	193	35 (28–42)
MI behaviors
Any MI adherent	157	11 (7–16)	152	34 (26–42)
No MI adherent	163	13 (8–20)	156	38 (30–47)
Any MI nonadherent	263	11 (7–16)	256	37 (30–44)
No MI nonadherent	57	16(8–30)	52	31 (21–43)

MI, motivational interviewing.

Bold indicates statistical significance.