Group Differences in Physicians’ Responses to Well-Child Visits*
| Physicians’ Responses | Experimental Group n = 83 | Control Group n = 105 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with parent education during visit: | 3.71 (1.02) | 3.61 (0.98) | .515 |
| Perceptions about parent’s level of interest in educational component of visit | 3.65 (0.96) | 3.55 (1.10) | .544 |
| Ease/difficulty of visit, compared to average visit (1 = much more difficult, 3 = about the same, 5 = much easier) | 3.69 (0.93) | 3.19 (0.75) | .000 |
| Would liked to have changed educational component of visit (n, %, χ2 analysis) | 15 (53.6%) | 18 (62.1%) | .516 |
* Unless otherwise indicated, responses are given as mean (SD), based on 1 to 5 Likert scale (where 1 is the least desirable and 5 is the most desirable response), and differences were determined by Student’s t tests.