Table 3.
Encountered Patient Information Disclosure Situations and Occurrence of Empathic Statements
| Patient Disclosure | Empathic Statement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missed | Provided | TOTAL | ||
| Expression of pain | N (%) M (SD) |
159 (46.4) | 184 (53.6) 2.22 (.61) |
343 |
| Loss of a family member | N (%) M (SD) |
61 (25.1) | 178 (74.5) 1.99 (.34) |
239 |
| Lack of treatment with diabetes medication | N (%) M (SD) |
182 (81.3) | 42 (18.8) 1.86 (.57) |
224 |
| Gaps in health literacy around asthma control | N (%) M (SD) |
179 (92.3) | 15 (7.7) 1.40 (.51) |
194 |
| Gaps in health literacy around diabetic diet | N (%) M (SD) |
163 (92.6) | 13 (7.4) 1.46 (.66) |
176 |
| Lack of blood glucose monitoring | N (%) M (SD) |
140 (83.8) | 27 (16.2) 1.63 (.69) |
167 |
| Counseling around past drug use | N (%) M (SD) |
102 (80.3) | 25 (19.7) 1.68 (.90) |
127 |
| Impact of injury on daily life | N (%) M (SD) |
75 (60.0) | 50 (40.0) 2.04 (.70) |
125 |
| Discomfort in discussing body image | N (%) M (SD) |
19 (63.3) | 11 (36.7) 2.27 (1.01) |
30 |
| TOTAL | N (%) M (SD) |
1080 (66.5) | 545 (33.5) 2.01 (.61) |
1625 |