Table 4.

Sample Characteristics and Issue Rankings

Rating of Overall Importance in Colorado (10-Point Scale)Rating of Research Importance in Colorado (10-Point Scale)No. of Respondents Interested in Working Group
MeanMinMaxMeanMinMax
Access to and availability of care including mental health8.511.90107.460.601020
Coordination of care with and among specialists and primary care providers8.044.00107.350.401017
Immunization refusal and Colorado's low rates8.401.40107.270.201017
Pediatric Mental Health—Coordination, communication and/or integration with primary care providers9.246.00108.590.0.101034
Models for improving the doctor-patient relationship7.581.80106.500.201014
Training parents (or teens) as advocates for care with goal of improved health outcomes7.932.80107.260.201024