Table 3.

Participants’ Perceived Patient-Centeredness of Their Most Recent Nephrology Visit

Perceived Patient-Centeredness Questions and Responses	Overall	Relied Primarily on Nephrologist	Did Not Rely Primarily on Nephrologist	P
Composite score	3.8 [3.4-4.0]	4.0 [3.6-4.0]	3.6 [3.2-4.0]	<0.001
To what extent was your main problem(s) discussed during your last visit with your kidney doctor?
Not at all	28 (6%)	13 (5%)	15 (8%)
A little	61 (14%)	23 (9%)	38 (19%)
Mostly	100 (22%)	51 (20%)	49 (25%)
Completely	252 (56%)	163 (64%)	89 (45%)	<0.001
Refused	1 (0.2%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.5%)
Do not know	11 (2%)	3 (1%)	8 (4%)
Would you say that your kidney doctor knew that this was one of your reasons for coming in during the visit?
No	28 (6%)	18 (7%)	10 (5%)
Do not know	15 (3%)	7 (3%)	8 (4%)
Maybe	16 (4%)	5 (2%)	11 (6%)	0.15
Yes	394 (87%)	223 (88%)	171 (86%)
To what extent did your kidney doctor understand the importance of your reason for the visit?
Not at all	7 (2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2%)
A little	19 (4%)	4 (2%)	15 (7%)
Mostly	64 (14%)	25 (10%)	39 (20%)	<0.001
Completely	353 (78%)	220 (87%)	133 (67%)
Refused	1 (0.2%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.5%)
Do not know	9 (2%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (3%)
How well do you think your kidney doctor understood you during the visit?
Not at all	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (4%)
A little	18 (4%)	3 (1%)	15 (7%)
Mostly	73 (16%)	30 (12%)	43 (21%)	<0.001
Completely	348 (77%)	219 (87%)	129 (65%)
Refused	1 (0.2%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.5%)
Do not know	5 (1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (2%)
How much would you say that your kidney doctor cares about you as a person?
Not at all	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (4%)
A little	21 (5%)	5 (2%)	16 (8%)
Mostly	78 (17%)	35 (14%)	43 (22%)
Completely	334 (74%)	211 (83%)	123 (62%)	<0.001
Missing	1 (< 0.1%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
Do not know	12 (3%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (5%)

Note: Values expressed as median [interquartile range] or number (percent).