Table 1.
List of items in each category and mean self-efficacy scores: Self-efficacy was scored on a scale of 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater self-efficacy.
| CATEGORY | ITEMS | MEAN (SD) SELF-EFFICACY SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Patient’s prepregnancy BMI | Her prepregnancy BMI was in the underweight range | 8.31 (2.12) |
| Her prepregnancy BMI was in the normal range | 8.53 (1.89) | |
| Her prepregnancy BMI was in the overweight range | 8.35 (1.91) | |
| Her prepregnancy BMI was in the obese range | 8.48 (1.94) | |
| Patient’s age | She is a teenager | 8.20 (2.14) |
| She is a young adult | 8.44 (2.02) | |
| She is approaching middle age | 8.66 (1.60) | |
| Patient’s parity | It is her first pregnancy | 8.66 (1.87) |
| She has had ≥ 1 previous pregnancies | 8.28 (2.14) | |
| Patient’s education | Her education ended in high school | 8.42 (2.09) |
| She obtained postsecondary education | 8.63 (1.69) | |
| She has a postgraduate or professional degree | 8.46 (1.82) | |
| Patient’s SES | She is of low SES | 8.17 (2.28) |
| She is of middle SES | 8.46 (1.98) | |
| She is of high SES | 8.69 (1.82) | |
| Comorbidities | She has 1 weight-related comorbidity | 8.90 (1.35) |
| She has > 1 weight-related comorbidity | 8.97 (1.34) | |
| Familiarity with the patient | I know her well | 8.56 (1.87) |
| I know her somewhat | 8.18 (2.00) | |
| I do not know her at all | 7.63 (2.56) | |
| Understanding of patient’s culture | I understand her cultural background | 8.82 (1.53) |
| I do not understand her cultural background | 6.89 (2.59) | |
| Perceived quality of the clinician-patient relationship | I believe the quality of my relationship with her to be above average | 8.92 (1.39) |
| I believe the quality of my relationship with her to be average | 8.33 (1.81) | |
| I believe the quality of my relationship with her to be below average | 6.58 (2.57) | |
| Attendance alone or accompanied | She attends the prenatal visit by herself | 8.83 (1.46) |
| She attends the prenatal visit accompanied by someone with an underweight BMI | 7.66 (2.37) | |
| She attends the prenatal visit accompanied by someone with a normal BMI | 7.87 (2.21) | |
| She attends the prenatal visit accompanied by someone with an overweight BMI | 7.75 (2.29) | |
| She attends the prenatal visit accompanied by someone with an obese BMI | 7.73 (2.34) | |
| Comparison of patient’s prepregnancy BMI to clinician’s own BMI | Her prepregnancy BMI was a lot lower than mine | 8.57 (2.10) |
| Her prepregnancy BMI was lower than mine | 8.53 (2.06) | |
| Her prepregnancy BMI was the same as mine | 8.56 (2.04) | |
| Her prepregnancy BMI was higher than mine | 8.32 (2.22) | |
| Her prepregnancy BMI was a lot higher than mine | 8.24 (2.33) | |
| Degree to which the clinic is running on time | My clinic is running on time | 8.72 (1.75) |
| My clinic is running 30 min late | 6.21 (2.64) | |
| My clinic is running 60 min late | 5.14 (3.24) | |
| Time allotted for prenatal visit | I have 30 min for the visit | 8.80 (1.50) |
| I have 20 min for the visit | 7.86 (2.10) | |
| I have 15 min for the visit | 6.66 (2.59) | |
| I have 10 min for the visit | 5.70 (3.04) |
BMI—body mass index, SES—socioeconomic status.