Table 2.
Higher proportion of appointments kept for patients giving highest ratings of provider communication and relationship factors
| Association of highest rating of provider factor with % kept appointments (β, 95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider factors | Percentage (%) giving highest rating |
Unadjusted a | Adjusted 1 b | Adjusted 2 c |
| My HIV provider really knows me as a person |
84.5 |
0.09
(0.05-0.13) |
0.06
(0.03-0.10) |
0.04
(0.003-0.08) |
| Always treated with a great deal of respect and dignity |
93.6 |
0.08
(0.02-0.14) |
0.07
(0.01-0.13) |
0.03 (-0.04-0.10) |
| Involved in decisions about your care as much as you wanted |
91.8 | 0.03 (-0.03-0.09) |
0.04 (-0.01-0.09) |
-0.01 (-0.07-0.05) |
| My HIV provider always explains things in a way I can understand |
89.0 | 0.04 (-0.00-0.09) |
0.07
(0.02-0.11) |
0.04 (-0.01-0.10) |
| My HIV provider always listens carefully to me |
88.8 |
0.07
(0.02-0.11) |
0.06
(0.01-0.11) |
0.02
(-0.04-0.07) |
a
Simple linear regression
b
Multiple linear regression, performed separately for each communication/relationship variable; adjusted for age, sex, race, IV drug use, alcohol use in past 6 months, drug use in past 6 months
c
Multiple linear regression with single model including all communication/variables variables; adjusted for age, sex, race, IV drug use, alcohol use in past 6 months, drug use in past 6 months