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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cardiol. 2010 Dec;33(12):765–769. doi: 10.1002/clc.20839

Table 3.

Sources of medical advice by perceived quality of Care

Perceived Quality of Care
Sources, n (%) Poor to Fair N = 28 Good N = 58 Very Good to Excellent N = 89 P value
Discussed diet and heart disease
 Family member 2 (7) 6 (10) 27 (30) 0.004
 Friends 2 (7) 2 (3) 16 (18) 0.03
 Doctors 7 (25) 16 (28) 50 (56) < 0.0001
 Nurses (or Nurse Practitioner) 4 (14) 4 (7) 30 (34) < 0.0001
 No discussion 17 (61) 34 (59) 23 (26) <0.0001
Discussed exercise and heart disease
 Family member 1 (4) 2 (3) 20 (22) <0.0001
 Friends 1 (4) 0 (0) 14 (16) 0.003
 Doctors 2 (7) 10 (17) 44 (49) <0.0001
 Nurses (or Nurse Practitioner) 1 (4) 1 (2) 19 (21) <0.0001
 No discussion 20 (71) 43 (74) 32 (36) <0.0001