Patient Characteristics by Whether a Request was Denied for Visits with a Patient Request (n = 867 Visits)
| All Visits with One or More Requests | Patients Who Did Not Report a Denial | Patients Who Reported One or More Denials | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 867 | 685 | 182 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 46.4 (15.8) | 46.7 (16.0) | 45.2 (14.8) | .25 |
| Male gender | 267 (30.8%) | 215 (31.4%) | 52 (28.6%) | .46 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 399 (46.0%) | 312 (45.5%) | 87 (47.8%) | .74 |
| Hispanic | 208 (24.0%) | 164 (23.9%) | 44 (24.2%) | |
| Black | 104 (12.0%) | 86 (12.6%) | 18 (9.9%) | |
| Asian | 53 (6.1%) | 39 (5.7%) | 14 (7.7%) | |
| Other/multiple races | 75 (8.7%) | 60 (8.9%) | 15 (8.2%) | |
| Decline to state | 28 (3.2%) | 24 (3.5%) | 4 (2.2%) | |
| Education level | ||||
| HS/GED or less | 170 (19.6%) | 134 (19.6%) | 36 (19.7%) | .33 |
| Some college | 315 (36.3%) | 249 (36.4%) | 66 (36.3%) | |
| College grad | 184 (21.2%) | 137 (20.0%) | 47 (25.8%) | |
| >College | 198 (22.8%) | 165 (24.1%) | 33 (18.1%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married or domestic partnership | 361 (41.6%) | 287 (41.9%) | 74 (40.7%) | .40 |
| Divorced | 125 (14.4%) | 98 (14.3%) | 27 (14.8%) | |
| Unmarried couple | 86 (9.9%) | 75 (10.9%) | 11 (6.0%) | |
| Never married | 207 (23.9%) | 158 (23.1%) | 49 (26.9%) | |
| Separated | 30 (3.5%) | 22 (3.2%) | 8 (4.4%) | |
| Widowed | 58 (6.7%) | 45 (6.6%) | 13 (7.7%) | |
| Saw usual physician (self-reported) | 442 (51.0%) | 365 (53.3%) | 77 (42.3%) | .008 |
| Patient saw faculty physician | 211 (24.3%) | 176 (25.7%) | 35 (19.2%) | .07 |
| Self-reported physical health good or better | 663 (76.5%) | 534 (78.0%) | 129 (70.9%) | .04 |
| Mental Health index, mean (SD) | 72.5 (19.0) | 73.2 (18.9) | 69.9 (56.0, 84.0) | .04 |
| Symptom burden | ||||
| Low | 240 (27.7%) | 203 (29.6%) | 37 (20.3%) | <.001 |
| Mid | 222 (25.6%) | 192 (28.0%) | 30 (16.5%) | |
| High | 405 (46.7%) | 290 (42.3%) | 115 (63.2%) | |
| Medical skepticism, mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.66) | 3.0 (0.65) | 3.1 (0.70) | .06 |
| Life satisfaction, mean (SD) | 25.1 (6.50) | 25.1 (6.5) | 25.1 (6.3) | .99 |
SD, standard deviations; HS/GED, High School/General Educational Development.
Saw usual doctor: patient answered on survey that they saw the usual doctor they see for medical care (patient self-report of usual doctor).
Mental Health index: higher is better self-reported mental health (range, 4 to 100).
Symptom burden: higher is great symptom burden.
Medical skepticism: higher value is more skeptical (range, 1 to 5).
Life satisfaction: higher value is more satisfied (range, 5 to 35).