Table 4.
Physician characteristics by study participant response to IPC domains, Pathways Study, 2006–2012 (n=1,855)
| IPC Domain | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compassion | Elicited concerns |
Explained results |
Decided together | Lack of clarity | Discrimination due to race/ethnicity |
Disrespectful office staff |
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| Low n (%) |
High n (%) |
Low n (%) |
High n (%) |
Low n (%) |
High n (%) |
Low n (%) |
High n (%) |
Low n (%) |
High n (%) |
Low n (%) |
High n (%) |
Low n (%) |
High n (%) |
|
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
| White | 301 (37.6) |
499 (62.4) |
310 (38.8) |
490 (61.2) |
323 (40.4) |
477 (59.6) |
408 (51.0) |
392 (49.0) |
440 (55.0) |
360 (45.0) |
752 (94.0) |
48 (6.0) | 646 (80.8) |
154 (19.2) |
| African American | 27 (49.1) |
28 (50.9) |
28 (50.9) |
27 (49.1) |
23 (41.8) |
32 (58.2) |
30 (54.6) |
25 (45.4) |
30 (54.6) |
25 (45.4) |
48 (87.3) |
7 (12.7) |
45 (81.8) |
10 (18.2) |
| Asian | 268 (37.8) |
442 (62.2) |
262 (36.9) |
448 (63.1) |
296 (41.7) |
414 (58.3) |
382 (53.8) |
328 (46.2) |
388 (54.7) |
322 (45.3) |
679 (95.6) |
31 (4.4) |
587 (82.7) |
123 (17.3) |
| Hispanic | 13 (40.6) |
19 (59.4) |
13 (40.6) |
19 (59.4) |
16 (50.0) |
16 (50.0) |
17 (53.1) |
15 (46.9) |
22 (68.8) |
10 (31.2) |
32 (100.0) |
0 (0.0) |
28 (87.5) |
4 (12.5) |
| Other | 2 (100) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (100.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (50.0) |
1 (50.0) |
2 (100.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (100.0) |
1 (50.0) |
1 (50.0) |
1 (50.0) |
1 (50.0) |
| Unknown | 99 (38.7) |
157 (61.3) |
106 (41.4) |
150 (58.6) |
95 (37.1) |
161 (62.9) |
136 (53.1) |
120 (46.9) |
131 (51.2) |
125 (48.8) |
240 (93.7) |
16 (6.3) |
195 (76.2) |
61 (23.8) |
| P = 0.18 | P = 0.11 | P = 0.85 | P = 0.54 | P = 0.29 | P = 0.002 | P = 0.56 | ||||||||
| Race Concordance with Patient | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 262 (38.7) |
415 (61.3) |
263 (38.9) |
414 (61.1) |
269 (39.7) |
408 (60.3) |
341 (50.4) |
336 (49.6) |
383 (56.6) |
294 (43.4) |
647 (95.6) |
30 (4.4) |
551 (81.4) |
126 (18.6) |
| No | 349 (37.9) |
573 (62.1) |
352 (38.2) |
570 (61.8) |
390 (42.3) |
532 (57.7) |
498 (54.0) |
424 (43.0) |
497 (53.9) |
425 (46.1) |
865 (93.8) |
57 (6.2) |
756 (82.0) |
166 (18.0) |
| Unknown | 99 (38.7) |
157 (61.3) |
106 (41.4) |
150 (58.6) |
95 (37.1) |
161 (62.9) |
136 (53.1) |
120 (46.9) |
131 (51.2) |
125 (48.8) |
240 (93.8) |
16 (6.2) |
195 (76.2) |
61 (23.8) |
| P = 0.73 | P = 0.79 | P = 0.30 | P = 0.15 | P = 0.29 | P = 0.13 | P = 0.76 | ||||||||
| Age at Patient’s Follow-up | ||||||||||||||
| <39 | 215 (36.9) |
367 (63.1) |
213 (36.6) |
369 (63.4) |
226 (38.8) |
356 (61.2) |
297 (51.0) |
285 (49.0) |
322 (55.3) |
260 (44.7) |
555 (95.4) |
27 (4.6) |
476 (81.8) |
106 (18.2) |
| 40–49 | 217 (37.9) |
355 (62.1) |
224 (39.2) |
348 (60.8) |
243 (42.5) |
329 (57.5) |
293 (51.2) |
279 (48.8) |
304 (53.2) |
268 (46.9) |
538 (94.1) |
34 (5.9) |
456 (79.7) |
116 (20.3) |
| 50–59 | 156 (41.7) |
218 (58.3) |
157 (42.0) |
217 (58.0) |
163 (43.6) |
211 (56.4) |
207 (55.4) |
167 (44.7) |
204 (54.6) |
170 (45.4) |
350 (93.6) |
24 (6.4) |
308 (82.4) |
66 (17.6) |
| 60+ | 48 (36.6) |
83 (63.4) |
47 (35.9) |
84 (64.1) |
48 (36.6) |
83 (63.4) |
73 (55.7) |
58 (44.3) |
78 (59.5) |
53 (40.5) |
126 (96.2) |
5 (3.8) |
107 (81.7) |
24 (18.3) |
| Unknown | 74 (37.8) |
122 (62.2) |
80 (40.8) |
116 (59.2) |
74 (37.8) |
122 (62.2) |
105 (53.6) |
91 (46.4) |
103 (52.6) |
93 (47.4) |
183 (93.4) |
13 (6.6) |
155 (79.1) |
41 (20.9) |
| P = 0.48 | P = 0.35 | P = 0.29 | P = 0.45 | P = 0.60 | P = 0.50 | P = 0.73 | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 359 (38.9) |
564 (61.1) |
360 (39.0) |
563 (61.0) |
377 (40.9) |
546 (59.1) |
490 (53.1) |
433 (46.9) |
512 (55.5) |
411 (44.5) |
869 (94.2) |
54 (5.8) |
762 (82.6) |
161 (17.4) |
| Female | 279 (37.6) |
463 (62.4) |
283 (38.1) |
459 (61.9) |
304 (41.0) |
438 (59.0) |
383 (51.6) |
359 (48.4) |
398 (53.6) |
344 (46.4) |
706 (95.2) |
36 (4.8) |
591 (79.7) |
151 (20.4) |
| Unknown | 72 (37.9) |
118 (62.1) |
78 (41.1) |
112 (58.9) |
73 (38.4) |
117 (61.6) |
102 (53.7) |
88 (46.3) |
101 (53.2) |
89 (46.8) |
177 (93.2) |
13 (6.8) |
149 (78.4) |
41 (21.6) |
| P = 0.59 | P = 0.72 | P = 0.96 | P = 0.55 | P = 0.46 | P = 0.37 | P = 0.13 | ||||||||
| Years of Practice at KPNC | ||||||||||||||
| <1 year | 107 (37.8) |
176 (62.2) |
111 (39.2) |
172 (60.8) |
108 (38.2) |
175 (61.8) |
146 (51.6) |
137 (48.4) |
152 (53.7) |
131 (46.3) |
266 (94.0) |
17 (6.0) |
224 (79.2) |
59 (20.8) |
| 1–5 years | 273 (38.8) |
430 (61.2) |
273 (38.8) |
430 (61.2) |
290 (41.3) |
413 (58.7) |
365 (51.9) |
338 (48.1) |
399 (56.8) |
304 (43.2) |
661 (94.0) |
42 (6.0) |
558 (79.4) |
145 (20.6) |
| 6–10 years | 132 (36.3) |
232 (63.7) |
143 (39.3) |
221 (60.7) |
150 (41.2) |
214 (58.8) |
193 (53.0) |
171 (47.0) |
188 (51.7) |
176 (48.3) |
350 (96.2) |
14 (3.8) |
304 (83.5) |
60 (16.5) |
| 11–20 years | 101 (38.4) |
162 (61.6) |
98 (37.3) |
165 (62.7) |
111 (42.2) |
152 (57.8) |
133 (50.6) |
130 (49.4) |
140 (53.2) |
123 (46.8) |
247 (93.9) |
16 (6.1) |
218 (82.9) |
45 (17.1) |
| >20 years | 97 (40.1) |
145 (59.9) |
96 (39.7) |
146 (60.3) |
95 (39.3) |
147 (60.7) |
138 (57.0) |
104 (43.0) |
132 (54.6) |
110 (45.4) |
228 (94.2) |
14 (5.8) |
198 (81.8) |
44 (18.2) |
| P = 0.90 | P = 0.98 | P = 0.86 | P = 0.63 | P = 0.58 | P = 0.64 | P = 0.40 | ||||||||
| Clinical Specialty | ||||||||||||||
| Oncology (Medical/Radiation) |
409 (37.4) |
685 (62.6) |
417 (38.1) |
677 (61.9) |
438 (40.0) |
656 (30.0) |
572 (52.3) |
522 (47.7) |
596 (54.5) |
498 (45.5) |
1040 (95.1) |
54 (4.9) |
901 (82.4) |
193 (17.6) |
| Surgery (General/Plastic) |
89 (37.7) |
147 (62.3) |
92 (39.0) |
144 (61.0) |
94 (39.8) |
142 (60.2) |
117 (49.6) |
119 (50.4) |
128 (54.2) |
108 (45.8) |
219 (92.8) |
17 (7.2) |
187 (79.2) |
49 (20.8) |
| Other | 140 (41.8) |
195 (58.2) |
134 (40.0) |
201 (60.0) |
149 (44.5) |
186 (55.5) |
184 (54.9) |
151 (45.1) |
186 (55.5) |
149 (44.5) |
316 (94.3) |
19 (5.7) |
265 (79.1) |
70 (20.9) |
| Unknown | 72 (37.9) |
118 (62.1) |
78 (41.1) |
112 (58.9) |
73 (38.4) |
117 (61.6) |
102 (53.7) |
88 (46.3) |
101 (53.2) |
89 (46.8) |
177 (93.2) |
13 (6.8) |
149 (78.4) |
41 (21.6) |
| P = 0.34 | P = 0.82 | P = 0.33 | P = 0.45 | P = 0.94 | P = 0.37 | P = 0.28 | ||||||||
NOTE: Low and high were dichotomized by the following scores: 4.0 (compassion), 4.0 (elicited concerns), 4.0 (explained results), 4.0 (decided together), 1.5 (lack of clarity), 1.0 (discrimination due to race/ethnicity), 1.0 (disrespectful office staff). Ps were calculated from Pearson chi-square test.