What Patients Want to Discuss and What Providers Elicit from Their Patients.
| Concern | Concerns Patient Hoped to Discuss With Provider | Provider List of Problems and Concerns Elicited From Patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of Patients (n = 500) | Percent of Patients Without/With Threshold* Diagnoses (n = 332/168) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Percent of Patients (n = 500) | Percent of Patients Without/With Threshold* Diagnoses (n = 332/168) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
| Problems with mood | 29.2 | 19.6 /48.2 | 3.8† (2.5–5.7) | 9.8 | 6.9 /15.5 | 2.5‡ (1.4–4.5) |
| Hypertension | 12.0 | 12.0 /11.9 | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 9.0 | 8.7 /9.5 | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) |
| Anxiety stress | 9.2 | 5.1 /17.3 | 3.9† (2.1–7.3) | 6.4 | 1.5 /16.1 | 12.5† (4.7–33.2) |
| Tobacco dependence | 8.2 | 9.6 /5.4 | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) | 1.0 | 1.2 /0.6 | 0.5 (0.1–4.4) |
| Skin concern | 8 | 7.8 /10.1 | 1.3 (0.7–2.5) | 7.0 | 6.3 /8.3 | 1.3 (0.7–2.7) |
| Headaches | 7.8 | 7.8 /7.7 | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | 8.4 | 6.6 /11.9 | 1.9 (1.0–3.6) |
| Sinusitis | 7.8 | 6.9 /9.5 | 1.4 (0.7–2.8) | 5.2 | 5.7 /4.2 | 0.7 (0.03–1.7) |
| Diabetes | 7.4 | 7.5 /7.1 | 0.9 (0.5–1.9) | 6.4 | 5.7 /7.7 | 1.4 (0.7–2.9) |
| Back Disorders | 7.2 | 5.4 /10.7 | 2.1§ (1.1–4.1) | 8.0 | 6.3 /11.3 | 1.9 (1.0–3.6) |
| Medication refill or check | 7.2 | 6.3 /8.9 | 1.4 (0.7–2.9) | 10.6 | 8.4 /14.9 | 1.9‡ (1.1–3.4) |
* Threshold diagnosis means the patient has at least one of the following diagnoses: major depression or generalized anxiety or panic disorder or bulimia.
† P < .001.
‡ P < .01.
§ P < .05.