Table 4.

Predictors of Perceived Quality of Patient-Provider Communication (N = 150)

Predictor	Regression Coefficient	Standarized Beta	p-value	Variance Inflation Factor
Female	−0.29	−.02	0.8	1.08
Age in years	−0.04	−.08	0.4	1.23
Caucasian race	0.93	.04	0.7	1.04
Years of education	−0.47	−.25	0.008	1.25
Employed	0.14	.01	0.9	1.27
Married	−1.22	−.10	0.3	1.07
Urban residence	2.52	.20	0.04	1.27
Duration of disease in years	−0.01	−.14	0.1	1.36
Total number of DMARDs prescribed	1.10	.20	0.03	1.15