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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Impact of the physician's participatory style in asthma outcomes and patient satisfaction |
Author: | Adams, R. Smith, B. Ruffin, R. |
Citation: | Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 2001; 86(3):263-271 |
Publisher: | Amer Coll Allergy Asthma Immunology |
Issue Date: | 2001 |
ISSN: | 1081-1206 1534-4436 |
Statement of Responsibility: | R.J. Adams, B.J. Smith and R.E. Ruffin |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with asthma patients' perceptions of the propensity of pulmonologists to involve them in treatment decision-making, and its association with asthma outcomes. DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study performed from June 1995 to December 1997. SETTING: Pulmonary unit of a university teaching hospital. PATIENTS: Adult patients with asthma (n = 128). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: By patient self-report, mean physician's participatory decision-making (PDM) style score was 72 (maximum 100, 95% CI 65, 79). PDM scores were significantly correlated (P < .0001) with the duration of clinic visits (r = .63), patient satisfaction (r = .53), duration of tenure of doctor-patient relationship (r = .37), and formal education (r = .22, P = .023). Significantly higher PDM style scores were reported when visits lasted longer than 20 minutes and when a patient had a >6-month relationship with a particular doctor. PDM scores were also significantly correlated with possession of a written asthma action plan (r = .54, P < .0001), days affected by asthma (r = .36, P = .0001), asthma symptoms (r = .23, P = .017), and preferences for autonomy in asthma management decisions (r = .28, P = .0035). Those with PDM scores <50 reported significantly lower quality of life for all domains of a disease-specific instrument and the Short-Form 36 health survey version 1.0. In multiple regression analysis, PDM style was associated with the length of the office visit and the duration of tenure of the physician-patient relationship (R2 = 0.47, P = .0009). The adjusted odds ratio, per standard deviation decrease in PDM scores, for an asthma hospitalization was 2.0 (95% CI 1.2, 3.2) and for rehospitalization was 2.5 (95% CI 1.2, 4.2). CONCLUSIONS: Patients' report of their physician's PDM style is significantly associated with health-related quality of life, work disability, and recent need for acute health services. Organizational factors, specifically longer visits and more time seeing a particular physician, are independently associated with more participatory visits. This has significant policy implications for asthma management. |
Keywords: | Humans Asthma Treatment Outcome Longitudinal Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Physician-Patient Relations Perception Health Status Adolescent Adult Aged Middle Aged Patient Participation Office Visits Patient Satisfaction Disease Management Female Male |
Description: | © American College of Allergy and Asthma Immunology |
DOI: | 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63296-6 |
Description (link): | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11289322 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1081-1206(10)63296-6 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Medicine publications |
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