Table 4.
Patient Evaluations of Care, by Clinicians’ Self-Rated Mindfulness
| Clinician Mindfulness Tertile | |||
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| Patient Evaluation | Low (n=150) | Middle (n=146) | High (n=141) |
| High clinician communication score, No. (%)a | 62 (41.3) | 67 (46.5) | 79 (56.8) |
| Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | |||
| Unadjusted | – | 1.23 (0.92–1.64) | 1.47 (1.15–1.87) |
| Adjusted for covariates | – | 1.27 (0.98–1.65) | 1.51 (1.21–1.87) |
| Adjusted for covariates + visit length | – | 1.26 (0.96–1.66) | 1.48 (1.17–1.86) |
| Highest patient satisfaction, No. (%)b | 82 (54.7) | 91 (63.2) | 95 (68.4) |
| Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | |||
| Unadjusted | – | 1.23 (0.97–1.55) | 1.36 (1.05–1.76) |
| Adjusted for covariates | – | 1.25 (1.00–1.55) | 1.46 (1.16–1.83) |
| Adjusted for covariates + visit length | – | 1.26 (1.01–1.58) | 1.45 (1.15–1.84) |
Note: Unadjusted and adjusted regression models account for clustering of patients within clinicians using generalized estimating equations and adjust for study site; adjusted models also include patient age, sex, race/ethnicity, and current drug use, and clinician age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Referent group is the low clinician mindfulness tertile.
a
High clinician communication score defined as higher than median patient ratings of clinician communication.
b
High patient satisfaction defined as overall quality of care rated as excellent vs all other responses.