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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2012 Sep;50(9 Suppl 2):S37–S41. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182665189

Table 2.

Final Partially Invariant Measurement Model.

Doctor Communication-Positive Loadings
 Explain understandably 1.79
 Listen carefully 2.85
 Spend enough time 1.90
 Show respect 1.91
 Understandable instructions 0.87
Doctor Communication-Negative
 Interrupt 1.20
 Talk too fast 1.91
Equitable Treatment
 Treated Unfairly Due to Race/Ethnicity 1.18
 Treated Unfairly Due to Insurance Type 2.71
Health Promotion
 Talk about healthy diet 1.92
 Talk about exercise 2.17
 Talk about stress 0.96
 Asked about depression 0.99
Trust
 Can tell Dr. anything 1.01
 Trust Dr. with medical care 2.65
 Feel Dr. tells you the truth 1.41
 Feel Dr. cares about your health 2.05
 How often felt Dr. cared 1.95
Explain Understandably Thresholds
 Never-Almost Never -3.85
 Almost Never-Sometimes -3.36
 Sometimes-Usually -2.09
 Usually-Almost Always -1.24
 Always -0.51
Listen carefully
 Never or Almost Never-Sometimes -5.12
 Sometimes-Usually -3.44
 Usually-Almost Always -2.20
Always -1.14
 Spend enough time
 Never-Almost Never -4.07
 Almost Never-Sometimes -3.23
 Sometimes-Usually -1.86
 Usually-Almost Always -0.94
 Always -0.17
Interrupt
 Never-Almost Never 0.69
 Almost Never-Sometimes 1.44
 Sometimes-Usually 2.24
 Usually-Almost Always 2.52
 Always 2.76
Talk too fast
 Never-Almost Never 1.22
 Almost Never-Sometimes 2.09
 Sometimes-Usually 3.04
 Usually-Almost Always 3.46
 Always 3.89
Show respect
 Never or Almost Never-Sometimes -3.62
 Sometimes-Usually -2.50
 Usually-Almost Always -1.66
 Always -0.94
Understandable instructions
 Did not talk -1.52 (White)
-0.58 (Hispanic)
 Never -1.41 (White)
-0.47 (Hispanic)
 Never or Almost Never-Sometimes -1.34 (White)
-0.40 (Hispanic)
 Sometimes-Usually -1.00 (White)
-0.24 (Hispanic)
 Usually-Almost Always -0.54
 Always -0.15
Talk about healthy diet
 Yes, Definitely-Yes Somewhat -0.15
 Yes Somewhat-No 1.07
Talk about exercise
 Yes, Definitely-Yes Somewhat -0.20
 Yes Somewhat-No 1.22
Talk about stress
 Yes, Definitely-Yes Somewhat -0.67
 Yes Somewhat-No 0.03
Asked about depression
 Yes-No -0.40
Can tell Dr. anything
 Yes, Definitely-Yes Somewhat 0.02
 Yes Somewhat-No 1.11
Trust Dr. with medical care
 Yes, Definitely-Yes Somewhat 1.90
 Yes Somewhat-No 4.44
Feel Dr. tells you the truth
 Yes, Definitely-Yes Somewhat 1.53
 Yes Somewhat-No 2.77
Feel Dr. cares about your health
 Yes, Definitely-Yes Somewhat 1.00
 Yes Somewhat-No 2.90
How often felt Dr. cared
 Never-Almost Never 0.12
 Almost Never-Sometimes 1.07
 Sometimes-Usually 2.02
 Usually-Almost Always 3.22
 Always 3.79
Treated Unfairly Due to Race/Ethnicity
 Never-Almost Never 1.68
 Almost Never-Sometimes 2.04
 Sometimes-Usually or more 2.59
 Always
Treated Unfairly Due to Insurance Type
 Never-Almost Never 2.92
 Almost Never-Sometimes 3.57
 Sometimes-Usually or more 4.76
Means
Doctor Communication-Positive 0.00
Doctor Communication-Negative 0.00
Health Promotion 0.00
Equitable Treatment 0.00
Trust 0.00