Table 2 Patients’ perceived importance of the CARE Measure items to their consultation
Little or No Importance (%) | Moderate Importance (%) | Very Important (%) | p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All Consultations | 39 (5.1) | 137 (17.7) | 562 (72.6) | |
Age group | 0.000 | |||
29 | 12 (14.1) | 26 (30.6) | 47 (56.3) | |
30–44 | 7 (6.8) | 28 (27.2) | 68 (66.0) | |
45–65 | 12 (4.1) | 43 (14.7) | 237 (81.2) | |
> 65 | 5 (2.2) | 33 (14.8) | 185 (83.05) | |
Gender | ns | |||
Male | 20 (7.1) | 40 (14.3) | 220 (78.6) | |
Female | 17 (3.9) | 93 (21.4) | 325 (74.7) | |
Overall Health Status | 0.033 | |||
Very good/good | 22 (5.7) | 86 (22.5) | 275 (71.8) | |
Fair | 10 (4.3) | 38 (16.5) | 182 (79.1) | |
Bad/very bad | 5 (5.0) | 10 (9.9) | 86 (85.1) | |
Living arrangements | ns | |||
With Partner/Spouse | 23 (5.3) | 76 (17.4) | 338 (77.3) | |
Not with Partner/Spouse | 12 (4.5) | 52 (19.4) | 204 (76.1 | |
Language Spoken at Home | ns | |||
English | 37 (5.2) | 132 (18.6) | 539 (76.1) | |
Other | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (83.3) | |
Employment Status | 0.081 | |||
Employed (full- or part-time, including self-employed) | 18 (6.8) | 56 (21.1) | 192 (72.2) | |
Unemployed (looking for work) | 5 (12.5) | 8 (20.0) | 27 (67.5) | |
Unfit to work | 5 (5.7) | 12 (13.8) | 70 (80.5) | |
Retired | 5 (2.0) | 41 (16.1) | 208 (81.9) | |
Looking after home/family | 1 (5.9) | 3 (17.6) | 13 (76.5) | |
In education | 1 (5.0) | 6 (30.0) | 13 (65.0) | |
Other | 1 (6.3) | 1 (6.3) | 14 (87.5) | |
Help with Questionnaire | ns | |||
Yes | 2 (3.2) | 6 (9.5) | 55 (87.3) | |
No | 35 (5.4) | 125 (19.2) | 492 (75.5) |