Table 5.

Correlation between Patient-Centeredness and Patient Satisfaction*

Patient Satisfaction
InternistsFamily Practice
Rapport building communication0.130.28
Psychosocial communication0.140.29
Biomedical communication0.060.06
Patient-centeredness0.040.25
  • Patient-centeredness = (physician’s psychosocial codes)/(physician’s biomedical codes)

  • * Pairwise correlation matrix with Bonferroni adjustment

  • P < .05

  • P < .001