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Favorable ratings of providers' communication behaviors among U.S. women with depression: a population-based study applying the behavioral model of health services use. Womens Health Issues 2013;23(5):e309-17

Date

09/03/2013

Pubmed ID

23993478

Pubmed Central ID

PMC3828677

DOI

10.1016/j.whi.2013.07.002

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84883250278 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   4 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the relationships between sociodemographic characteristics and ratings of provider communication behavior among women with depression in the United States. This study uses the Andersen Behavioral Model to examine the relationships among predisposing, enabling, and need factors and ratings of perceived patient-provider communication in women with depression.

METHODS: The sample consisted of women with depression who visited any provider in the previous 12 months in the 2002-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (n = 3,179; weighted n = 4,707,255). Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the independent contribution of predisposing, enabling, and need factors on providers' communication behavior measures.

FINDINGS: Black (non-Hispanic) women were more likely to report that providers always listened carefully (odds ratio [OR], 1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.94), explained so they understood (OR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.10-2.11), and showed respect for what they had to say (OR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.01-1.92). Women participating in the paid workforce and those without a usual source of care were at increased risk for less favorable experiences.

CONCLUSIONS: Participation in the paid workforce and lack of a usual source of care were associated with an increased likelihood of less optimal communication experiences.

IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND/OR POLICY: Ensuring that women with depression have reliable access to a continuous source of care and expanding the availability of nonemergent, after-hours care may be instrumental for improving patient-provider communication in this population.

Author List

Keller AO, Gangnon R, Witt WP

Author

Abiola Keller PA-C, MPH, PhD Director of Clinical Research/Clinical Assistant Professor in the Physician Assistant Studies department at Marquette University

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Communication
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Female
Health Care Surveys
Health Services
Humans
Logistic Models
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Population Surveillance
Professional-Patient Relations
Socioeconomic Factors
United States
Young Adult