Table 2. Demographic Characteristics by Difficulty Category for 905 Patients with 10-Item Difficult Doctor-Patient Relationship Questionnaire (DDPRQ-10) Scores
CharacteristicsDifficult*Not Difficult
Patients133 (14.7)772 (85.3)
Age (years)
    ≤4368 (15.5)372 (84.5)
    >4364 (14.1)390 (85.9)
Sex
    Male71 (14.1)431 (85.9)
    Female62 (15.6)335 (84.4)
Race
    White65 (13.1)430 (86.9)
    Hispanic43 (15)244 (85)
    Black15 (24.6)46 (75.4)
    Asian/other3 (25)9 (75)
Language issue
    Yes8 (33.3)16 (66.7)
    No92 (12.4)650 (87.6)
Status
    New24 (22.6)82 (77.4)
    Established95 (14.5)561 (85.5)
Setting
    Office/Outpatient100 (13.5)643 (86.5)
    Inpatient25 (25.3)74 (74.7)
    Phone3 (10.7)25 (89.3)
Payment
    Government (Medicare/Tricare)81 (16.9)398 (83.1)
    Private insurance11 (10.2)97 (89.8)
    Self-pay28 (10)252 (90)
Appointment duration (min)
     <1930 (15.9)159 (84.1)
    20–3039 (12.3)277 (87.7)
    45–5022 (10.6)186 (89.4)
     >5115 (15.6)81 (84.4)
  • Values provided as n (%).

  • * Difficult category contains patients with DDPRQ-10 score >30.

  • P < .01.

  • P < .05.