Table 3.

The Influence of Patient-Provider Communication on Quality of Life: Multivariate Analysis

Patient-Provider Communication	PHQOL1			MHQOL2
	Beta	SE	p-value	Beta	SE	p-value
(1) % Physician discussed diagnosis/treatment	0.17	0.09	0.06	0.17	0.09	0.07
-Interaction term: “race x % physician discussed diagnosis/treatment”	−0.05	0.19	0.78	0.26	0.19	0.17
(2) % Patient asked questions	−0.05	0.07	0.48	0.04	0.07	0.59
-Interaction term: “race x % patient asked questions”	−0.10	0.13	0.44	0.01	0.13	0.97
(3) Patient comfort asking questions	0.04	0.03	0.31	0.07	0.03	0.02*
-Interaction term: “race x patient comfort asking questions”	−0.06	0.07	0.43	0.03	0.06	0.63
(4) Interpersonal communication barriers	−0.07	0.03	0.01*	-0.12	0.03	0.00*
-Interaction term: “race x interpersonal communication barriers”	0.07	0.06	0.25	-0.05	0.06	0.44
(5) Unmet information needs	−0.05	0.03	0.13	-0.07	0.03	0.04*
-Interaction term: “race x unmet information needs”	−0.02	0.07	0.73	-0.04	0.07	0.56
(6) Overall information satisfaction	0.13	0.03	0.00*	0.14	0.03	0.00*
-Interaction term: “race x overall information satisfaction”	0.03	0.06	0.65	0.12	0.06	0.04*

^*p-value<0.05; PHQOL: Physical Health Quality of Life; MHQOL: Mental Health Quality of Life; Beta: regression coefficient; SE: standard error

¹ The following variables are controlled in each model: Race, Gender, Education Level, Income, Employment Status, Marital Status, Health Insurance, Age at Diagnosis, Cancer Site, Time since Diagnosis (in months), Currently in Treatment, and Co-morbidities Present

² The following variables are controlled in each model: Race, Gender, Education Level, Income, Employment Status, Marital Status, Health Insurance, Cancer Site, and Co-morbidities Present