Provider communication quality: influence of patients' weight and race.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relationship between patient weight and provider communication quality and determine whether patient race/ethnicity modifies this association.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis with 2009-2010 medical expenditures panel survey-household component (N=25,971). Our dependent variables were patient report of providers explaining well, listening, showing respect, and spending time. Our independent variables were patient weight status and patient weight-race/ethnicity groups. Using survey weights, we performed multivariate logistic regression to examine the adjusted association between patient weight and patient-provider communication measures, and whether patient race/ethnicity modifies this relationship.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Wong MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4379992 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature