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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Jan 3;98(4):453–461. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.12.003

Table 4.

Communication Characteristics by Whether Conflict/Disagreement Occurred in Encounter

Visits with Conflict Visits without Conflict p-value
n=12 n=36
Provider expresses concern, n (%) 9 (75.0%) 13 (36.1%) 0.019
Provider suggests alternative therapy, n (%) 10 (83.3%) 13 (36.1%) 0.005
Provider acknowledges pain, n (%) 6 (50.0%) 14 (38.9%) 0.499
Provider changes topic, n (%) 10 (83.3%) 26 (72.2%) 0.537