Table 2.
Patient-centered communication (PCC) scores by subgroups among telehealth users (N=227)
| Overall PCC | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p valuec | |
| Overall | 3.8 (0.77) | |
| Number of telehealth sessions | 0.0005 | |
| 5 or less | 3.9 (0.76) | |
| 6 or more | 3.5 (0.72) | |
| Gendera | 0.0014 | |
| Female | 3.9 (0.78) | |
| Male | 3.6 (0.71) | |
| Other | 3.5 (.) | |
| Age | 0.0204 | |
| 18–34 | 3.5 (0.48) | |
| 35–49 | 3.7 (0.76) | |
| 50–64 | 3.8 (0.79) | |
| 65 or older | 4.1 (0.78) | |
| Race/ethnicityb | 0.0001 | |
| Hispanic | 3.3 (0.55) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 4.0 (0.71) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3.6 (0.66) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Multiracial/Other | 3.2 (1.14) | |
| Education | 0.1675 | |
| High school graduate or GED or less | 3.8 (0.84) | |
| Some college | 3.5 (0.86) | |
| Associate degree in college or technical school degree | 3.8 (0.69) | |
| College or advanced or postgraduate degree | 3.9 (0.75) | |
| Cancer type | 0.6352 | |
| Colon or rectal cancer | 3.7 (0.74) | |
| Breast cancer | 3.9 (0.70) | |
| Other | 3.8 (0.84) | |
| Time since diagnosis | 0.6180 | |
| Less than 1 year | 3.7 (0.91) | |
| 1 year to less than 2 years | 3.7 (0.66) | |
| 2 years to less than 5 years | 3.9 (0.67) | |
| 5 or more years | 3.9 (0.73) | |
| Mental health | 0.0001 | |
| Poor | 3.1 (1.03) | |
| Fair | 3.5 (0.81) | |
| Good | 3.8 (0.69) | |
| Very good | 4.1 (0.61) | |
| Excellent | 4.2 (0.70) | |
| Physical health | 0.0001 | |
| Poor | 3.1 (0.92) | |
| Fair | 3.7 (0.71) | |
| Good | 3.9 (0.72) | |
| Very good | 3.9 (0.76) | |
| Excellent | 4.1 (0.57) | |
aAnswers other than male and female were excluded
bFor statistical testing, categories were collapsed into 3 categories: Hispanic; Non-Hispanic White and Non-Hispanic Black/Asian; and American Indian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander/Other/Multiracial
cStatistical tests conducted were conducted using ANOVA