Table 2 Patient and GP characteristics and communication formats
Characteristic | Â | Communication format | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | verbal | numeric | visual | Â |
Practice location | Urban | 15 (21.4) | 4 (5.7) | 6 (8.6) | 0.196 |
| Â | Rural | 36 (51.4) | 4 (5.7) | 5 (7.1) | Â |
Practice type | Solo | 17 (24.3) | 1 (1.4) | 7 (10.0) | 0.080 |
| Â | Multiple | 34 (48.6) | 7 (10.0) | 4 (5.7) | Â |
Experience as GP (years) | Â | 10 (5.5-19.5) | 13 (12.5-21.5) | 13.5 (8-19) | 0.149 |
GP age (years) | Â | 46 (38-56) | 59 (52.5-59) | 49.5 (44-55) | 0.470 |
Workload (%) | Â | 80 (60-100) | 100 (78-100) | 100 (100-100) | 0.277 |
GP gender | Female | 22 (31.4) | 1 (1.4) | 0* | 0.004 |
| Â | Male | 29 (41.4) | 7 (10.0) | 11 (15.7) | Â |
Duration of relationship between GP and patient | Â | 5 (2-8) | 5 (3.5-12.5) | 1.5 (1-5) | 0.067 |
Patient gender | Female | 26 (37.1) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.9) | 0.035 |
| Â | Male | 25 (35.7) | 7 (10.0) | 9# (12.9) | Â |
Patient age, years | Â | 51 (45.5-59) | 55 (55-58.5) | 53.5 (49-58) | 0.610 |
Patient ethnicity | Inborn | 45 (65.2) | 8 (11.6) | 8 (11.6) | 0.152 |
| Â | Foreign | 5 (7.2) | 0 | 3 (4.3) | Â |
Patient education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Primary school | 9 (12.9) | 0 | 0 | 0.372 |
| Â | Secondary school | 27 (38.6) | 4 (5.7) | 5 (7.1) | Â |
| Â | High school/university | 15 (21.4) | 4 (5.7) | 6 (8.6) | Â |
Number of cardiovascular RF | 1 | 33 (47.1) | 5 (7.1) | 7 (10.0) | 0.372 |
| Â | 2 | 16 (22.9) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (2.9) | Â |
| Â | 3 | 2 (2.9) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.9) | Â |
Cardiovascular event in family | Yes | 22 (31.4) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (5.7) | 0.680 |
| Â | No | 29 (41.4) | 6 (8.6) | 7 (10.0) | Â |
Estimation on CVD risk by GP (points on a 0-100 VAS) | Â | 25 (14.5-50.5) | 25 (20-29) | 30 (22-52) | 0.354 |
Estimation on CVD risk by patient (points on a 0-100 VAS) | Â | 28 (18.5-46.5) | 26 (21.5-39) | 38 (18-50) | 0.760 |
Estimation of anxiety by GP (points on a 0-100 VAS) | Â | 31 (14-49.5) | 27 (23-48) | 19.5 (10-31) | 0.292 |
Estimation of anxiety by patient (points on a 0-100 VAS) | Â | 28 (13.5-50.5) | 15 (9.5-42) | 19.5 (3-47) | 0.242 |
Need for information (points on the 1-5 API scale) | Â | 1.125 (1-1.375) | 1.375 (1.25-1.438) | 1.25 (1.125-1.675) | 0.252 |
Patient's comprehensione of the given information (points on a 0-100 VAS) | Â | 94 (86-97.5) | 96 (73-97.5) | 99 (96-100)# | 0.026 |
Total consultation time (min) | Â | 9 (6-12) | 10 (7-15) | 10 (8.6-12) | 0.70 |
Ratio of patient talking time to total consultation time (%) | Â | 23 (16-24) | 14 (12-18) | 19 (12-24) | 0.070 |