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Table 3 Relationships between TCom-Skill GP score and various factors (n = 393)

From: How patients perceive the therapeutic communications skills of their general practitioners, and how that perception affects adherence: use of the TCom-skill GP scale in a specific geographical area

 

One way anova

Multiple regression

 

β

(se)

p

β

(se)

p

Age

  

<0.0001

  

0.0005

   ≤ 39 years

-13.9

(2.5)

 

-12.8

(3.3)

 

   40–49

-7.4

(2.7)

 

-8.0

(3.4)

 

   50–59

-2.2

(2.7)

 

-3.8

(3.2)

 

   ≥ 60

0

-

 

0

-

 

Sex

  

0.3018

  

0.0844

   Male

-2.0

(1.9)

 

-3.4

(2.0)

 

   Female

0

-

 

0

-

 

Living alone

  

0.3153

  

0.2184

   Yes

2.7

(2.7)

 

3.3

(2.7)

 

   No

0

-

 

0

-

 

Current employment

  

0.1190

  

0.1640

   Yes

-3.0

(1.9)

 

3.3

(2.4)

 

   No

0

-

 

0

-

 

Socio-occupational category

  

0.8893

  

0.9014

   Managers and intermediate professionals

1.7

(3.4)

 

1.4

(3.9)

 

   Clerical workers

1.1

(3.7)

 

-0.4

(3.9)

 

   Manual workers

-0.3

(4.0)

 

0.6

(4.4)

 

   People who never worked

0

-

 

0

-

 

High school diploma or higher

  

0.0318

  

0.2915

   Yes

-4.1

(1.9)

 

-2.4

(2.3)

 

   No

0

-

 

0

-

 

Number of consultations with the GP during the previous 3 months

  

0.0022

  

0.0228

   None

-8.5

(2.5)

 

-6.4

(2.5)

 

   1

-4.9

(2.2)

 

-4.9

(2.2)

 

   2 or more

0

-

 

0

-