Concerns voiced by patients and GPs’ responses during psychosocial visits in primary care: a historical cross-sectional study

Table 5 Estimated frequencies of responses to cues and concerns by GPs

		1977-1989* ^†	1995-2008	Chi ² ^‡
		(N = 121)	(N = 391)
		Estimate (95% CI)	Eestimate (95% CI)
Non-explicit, reducing space	Psychological	0.3 (0.2 - 0.6)	0.6 (0.4 - 0.8)	3.16
	Social	0.5 (0.2 - 0.8)	0.5 (0.3 - 0.8)	0.01
	Physical	0.6 (0.4 - 1.1)	0.4 (0.3 - 0.5)	3.04
Non-explicit, providing space	Psychological	4.4 (3.4 - 5.8)	5.7 (5.0 - 6.6)	2.80
	Social	6.1 (4.6 - 8.1)	6.7 (5.5 - 8.1)	0.24
	Physical	3.4 (2.5 - 4.5)	3.3 (2.9 - 3.8)	0.00
Explicit, reducing space	Psychological	1.0 (0.7 - 1.4)	1.2 (0.9 - 1.4)	0.47
	Social	0.8 (0.5 - 1.2)	0.8 (0.6 - 1.2)	0.03
	Physical	0.8 (0.5 - 1.1)	0.7 (0.6 - 0.8)	0.20
Explicit, providing space	Psychological	1.4 (1.0 - 2.1)	1.7 (1.4 - 2.1)	0.69
	Social	1.5 (1.0 - 2.2)	1.8 (1.3 - 2.5)	0.58
	Physical	0.7 (0.5 - 1.2)	1.0 (0.8 - 1.2)	1.55

*Estimated with multilevel Poisson regression models.
^†Included covariates: consultation duration, age of patient, gender of patient, age of GP, gender of GP.
^‡Significant Chi²-tests indicate significant differences between the two periods.

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