ORs for the effect of a one point increase in patient ratings of interpersonal aspects of the consultation on the odds of having definite confidence and trust in the doctor, by patient age, gender and ethnicity
| Consultation aspects | All patients* | Age <35 | Age 35–64 | Age 65+ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Non-White | White | Non-White | White | Non-White | ||||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| ORs | |||||||||||||
| Giving you enough time | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.26 | 1.56 | 1.48 |
| Asking about your symptoms | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 1.19 |
| Listening to you | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.41 | 1.40 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.24 | 1.24 |
| Explaining tests and treatments | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.56 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.39 | 1.40 |
| Involving you in decisions about your care | 1.51 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.43 | 1.44 |
| Treating you with care and concern | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.57 |
| Taking your problems seriously | 2.86 | 2.64 | 2.78 | 2.25 | 2.37 | 2.95 | 3.11 | 2.51 | 2.64 | 2.89 | 3.04 | 2.45 | 2.58 |
| Rank of importance† | |||||||||||||
| Giving you enough time | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Asking about your symptoms | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Listening to you | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Explaining tests and treatments | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Involving you in decisions about your care | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Treating you with care and concern | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Taking your problems seriously | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The ORs within each patient subgroup are ranked in the lower half of the table.
*ORs taken from table 2.
†1=most influential, 7=least influential.