Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants by Intervention Groups *
| Communication Skills + Audit and Feedback | Audit and Feedback Only | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians | N = 11 (%) | N = 7 (%) | |
| Age (mean, SD) | 45.4 (13.8) | 42.2 (8.5) | |
| Gender – Female | 6 (54.5) | 4 (57.1) | |
| Race | |||
| White, not Hispanic | 6 (45.5) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Black, not Hispanic | 5 (54.5) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Medical training in US | 7 (63.6) | 7 (100) | |
| Academic faculty appointment | 6 (54.5) | 7 (100) | P < 0.05 |
| Total years in practice ≥5 | 6 (54.5) | 5 (71.4) | |
| Patients | N = 94 (%) | N = 74 (%) | |
| Gender-Female | 70 (74.5) | 61 (82.4) | |
| Race/Ethnicity – Black, not Hispanic | 82 (87.2) | 70 (94.6) | |
| Age (mean, SD) | 55.8 (7.1) | 60.9 (7.6) | P < 0.001 |
| REALM reading level 7th–8th grade † | 59 (62.8) | 55 (63.5) | |
| Level of Education: High school or higher | 61 (66.3) | 48 (65.8) | |
| Insurance (Medicaid/Medicare/Private) | 40 (44.0) | 57 (82.6) | P < 0.001 |
| Reports having same PCP ≥ 1 year | 55 (58.5) | 63 (87.5) | P < 0.001 |
| Global rating of health care (satisfied/very satisfied) | 74 (78.7) | 56 (76.7) | |
| Health and Well-being (mean, [SD]) | |||
| Physical health | 40.2 (11.6) | 39.4 (11.0) | |
| Mental health | 47.0 (12.4) | 46.5 (12.3) | |
| Patient family history of cancer | |||
| Any type of cancer | 50 (53.2) | 45 (60.8) | |
| Colon cancer | 7 (7.5) | 5 (6.8) | |
| Breast cancer | 14 (14.9) | 11 (14.9) | |
| Gynecologic cancer | 2 (2.1) | 5 (6.8) | |
| Perceived involvement in care (mean, SD) | |||
| Doctor facilitation of patient involvement‡ | 4.4 (1.0) | 4.3 (1.1) | |
| Level of information exchange§ | 3.45 (1.0) | 3.42 (1.0) | |
| Patient participation in decision making║ | 1.49 (1.4) | 1.58 (1.4) | |
* Chi-square analysis for group differences in proportions; Student’s t-test for mean difference between groups
† Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) score & grade equivalent: 61–66, High school; 45–60, 7th–8th; 19–44, 4th–6th; 0–18, 3rd and below
Perceived Involvement in Care Scale (1 = agree; 0 = disagree): ‡ 5-item scale (alpha 0.74); § 4-item scale (alpha 0.74); ║ 4-item scale (alpha 0.70)