Table 3.

Congruence of Physician-Rated Patient Health and Patient Self-Rated Health as Rated by Patients Before an Office Visit and by Physicians After the Office Visit

Physician-Rated Patient HealthTotal
ExcellentVery GoodGoodFairPoor
Patient Self-Rated Health
    Excellent10 (2)17 (3)9 (2)3 (0.6)0 (0)39 (8)
    Very good34 (7)46 (9)31 (6)14 (3)0 (0)125 (25)
    Good18 (4)52 (10)78 (15)53 (10)12 (2)213 (42)
    Fair0 (0)12 (2)36 (7)48 (9)12 (2)108 (21)
    Poor0 (0)0 (0)4 (0.8)9 (2)8 (2)21 (4)
Total62 (12)127 (25)158 (31)127 (25)32 (6)506 (100)
  • Percentages are of the total number of physician-rated patient health/patient self-rated health dyads (n = 506).