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Characteristics Suburban Practice (n = 90) Health Center (n = 101) Total (N = 191) Significance (P Value) Female sex* 87.6% (78) 71.4% (70) 79.1% (148) .029 African American ethnicity 4.4% (4) 9.9% (10) 7.3% (14) n.s. Child health (excellent/very good) 82.2% (74) 75.2% (76) 78.5% (150) n.s. Insurance (Medicaid) 0.0% (0) 54.5% (55) 28.8% (55) .000 Child on special learning plan in school* 16.5% (13) 34.9% (30) 26.1% (43) .006 Parent education (more than high school) 87.8% (79) 56.4% (57) 71.2% (136) .000 Household income ≥$50,000 75.6% (68) 21.8% (22) 47.1% (90) .000 Parent marital status (married) 76.7% (69) 40.6% (41) 57.6% (110) .000 No. of people to count on (n) 8.3 (4.6) 7.4 (3.9) 7.8 (4.3) n.s. Score on family dysfunction scale 8.7 (2.0) 7.6 (2.5) 8.1 (2.4) .001 Domestic violence (yes) 1.1% (1) 15.8% (16) 8.9% (17) .000 No. of symptoms of depression 7.8% (7) 10.9% (11) 9.4% (18) n.s. Drinks in the past 3 months (n) ≥5 (men) 36.4% (4) 61.5% (16) 54.1% (20) n.s. ≥4 (women) 16.0% (12) 40.9% (27) 27.7% (39) .001 ↵* Sample sizes on these concepts varied because of missing data.
n.s., not significant.
- Table 2.
“Mutually Identified” Partnership Concepts with Probability Scores of ≥80.00% for All Three Groups
Concept/Statement* Pediatricians (n = 24) Parents Suburban Practice (n = 90) Health Center (n = 101) All (n = 191) 1. Providing parent with skills or information to help parent's child succeed 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 2. Showing nonverbal attentiveness15 95.50 99.83 91.39 96.52 3. Protecting family's privacy16 93.64 100.00 100.00 100.00 4. Reviewing long-term therapeutic plan2 98.57 100.00 96.81 99.56 5. Providing friendly administrative staff 97.18 95.11 99.12 97.55 6. Making sure that parent has easy access to office 99.42 99.23 94.77 97.25 7. Understanding parent's/youth's main reason for coming to the pediatrician 98.57 100.00 92.58 98.59 8. Being honest with parent, even when there is bad news 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 9. Understanding parent's/youth's emotional needs 97.18 99.15 99.99 99.84 10. Making it easy to schedule an appointment 97.18 99.83 94.57 97.88 11. Treating child and parent with dignity16 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 12. Showing respect for parents alternative values and beliefs4 93.64 90.88 100.00 97.97 13. Being friendly and approachable15 97.18 99.60 100.00 99.96 14. Having nonjudgmental attitude toward parent and child16 95.50 100.00 100.00 100.00 15. Being interested in what parent/youth want to know 98.57 99.15 99.94 99.73 16. Clearly explaining what the treatment is 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 17. Making sure parent/youth understand plan 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 18. Responding to worries/concerns2 99.94 100 98.66 99.88 19. Giving parent/youth opportunity to ask questions 99.94 100.00 100.00 100.00 20. Explaining problem and treatment in terms parent/youth can understand 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 21. Understanding the overall situation of the parent/youth 95.5 99.99 94.49 98.47 22. Discussing the problem with parent/youth 99.52 100.00 99.79 100.00 23. Ensuring the family is satisfied4 100.00 99.85 100.00 100.00 24. Making sure the parent/youth really understand the problem/treatment 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 25. Listening to everything the parent/youth have to say about youth's problem 83.62 99.8 99.99 99.99 26. Exploring parent's confidence in a treatment plan 95.5 93.19 87.86 90.45 ↵* Concepts with references were inspired by peer-reviewed articles regarding partnership as it applied to parents and children.
- Table 3.
Parent-Identified, Suburban Practice/Pediatrician–Endorsed Partnership Concepts with Probability Scores <80.00% for Any Group, and Dropped Partnership Concepts
Concept/Statement* Pediatricians (n = 24) Parents Suburban Practice (n = 90) Health Center (n = 101) All (n = 191) Parent identified 27. Being available any time of day or night3 44.82 85.08 99.94 94.89 28. Discussing child's care with other professionals 60.54 94.12 80.38 86.85 29. Spending as much time as possible with parent/child3 74.26 88.76 87.50 88.12 30. Avoiding legal issues interfering with pediatrician relationship with parent and child 61.86 96.77 99.51 98.55 31. Agreeing with physician on treatment plan 65.96 95.90 96.33 96.21 Identified by suburban practice/pediatricians 32. Making recommendations about a course of treatment 99.94 90.30 51.07 67.72 33. Involving parent in defining the problem 99.52 98.75 66.61 81.32 34. Including the child in a discussion of his/her condition16 91.69 79.60 40.60 57.36 35. Including an age-appropriate child in planning a course of treatment16 98.35 98.53 69.47 82.71 36. Giving specific reassuring information 95.01 98.15 67.11 81.69 37. Including parent's recommendations about what should be included in treatment plan 89.69 85.83 65.51 74.92 38. Giving advice on how to stay healthy in future 91.69 100.00 67.61 83.62 Identified as negative 39. Engaging in social talk15 39.68 39.61 22.73 30.69 40. Pediatrician sharing personal information about self 15.88 22.30 26.61 24.77 No defined trend 41. Asking parent's opinion about child's treatment 91.69 82.77 71.49 76.50 42. Involving parent in deciding how to manage child's condition 97.18 99.60 75.63 87.44 43. Giving verbal praise2 78.21 62.84 86.49 74.83 44. Giving advice on how to reduce risk of future illness 93.04 100.00 73.44 87.62 45. Giving nonverbal encouragement (Cox et al, 2007) 87.66 72.92 76.53 74.92 ↵* Concepts with references were inspired by peer-reviewed articles regarding partnership as it applied to parents and children.
