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. 2021 Nov;8(3):e585–e592. doi: 10.7861/fhj.2021-0118

Table 3.

Effect of reading notes on patient-provider relationship

Overall n=7,246 Adolescents and young adults n=332 Adults n=6,914 Odds ratioa (95% CI)
Trust in provider 1.3 (0.9,1.7)
I trust my provider less 183 (2.8%) 10 (5.4%) 173 (2.7%)
No change 3,582 (54.2%) 83 (44.4%) 3,499 (54.5%)
I trust my provider more 2,846 (43.1%) 94 (50.3%) 2,752 (42.8%)
Teamwork between patient and provider 0.8 (0.6,1.1)
We are working together less as a team 135 (2.0%) 7 (3.7%) 128 (2.0%)
No change 3,454 (52.3%) 104 (55.6%) 3,350 (52.2%)
We are working together more as a team 3,019 (45.7%) 76 (40.6%) 2,943 (45.8%)
Alignment between provider's goals and patient's goals for health care 0.9 (0.7,1.2)
My provider's goals match my own goals less 188 (2.8%) 12 (6.4%) 176 (2.7%)
No change 3,761 (56.9%) 99 (52.9%) 3,662 (57.0%)
My provider's goals match my own goals more 2,661 (40.3%) 76 (40.6%) 2,585 (40.3%)
Activation in health care 1.0 (0.8,1.4)
I am less active in my health care 38 (0.6%) 1 (0.5%) 37 (0.6%)
No change 3,563 (53.9%) 99 (52.9%) 3,464 (53.9%)
I am more active in my health care 3,012 (45.6%) 87 (46.5%) 2,925 (45.5%)

aThe odds ratio was calculated based on the outcome of interest - the odds of ‘more’ trust/teamwork/alignment/activation versus other combined categories in AYA compared with adults