Table 4 Patients’ perceived importance of the CARE Measure items to their consultation
Little or No Importance (%) | Moderate Importance (%) | Very Important (%) | p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All Consultations | 31 (3.3) | 194 (20.6) | 676 (71.7) | |
Age group | 0.020 | |||
≤ 29 | 21 (3.7) | 136 (24.1) | 408 (72.2) | |
30–44 | 8 (3.3) | 38 (15.8) | 194 (80.8) | |
> 45 | 0 (0.0) | 12 (16.0) | 63 (84.0) | |
Gender | ns | |||
Male | 6 (2.2) | 62 (22.3) | 210 (75.5) | |
Female | 24 (3.9) | 129 (21.1) | 458 (75.0) | |
Overall Health Status | ns | |||
Very good/good | 27 (3.5) | 171 (22.1) | 576 (74.4) | |
Fair | 3 (3.6) | 11 (13.3) | 69 (83.1) | |
Bad/very bad | 0 (0.0) | 8 (26.7) | 22 (73.3) | |
Living arrangements | ns | |||
With Partner/Spouse | 8 (2.7) | 63 (21.4) | 224 (75.9) | |
Not with Partner/Spouse | 20 (3.5) | 123 (21.7) | 423 (74.7) | |
Language Spoken at Home | ns | |||
English | 29 (3.4) | 183 (21.4%) | 642 (75.2%) | |
Other | 1 (2.9%) | 8 (22.9%) | 26 (74.3%) | |
Employment Status | ns | |||
Employed | 19 (3.3) | 117 (20.1) | 445 (76.6) | |
Not employed | 8 (2.8) | 71 (25.3) | 202 (71.9) | |
Help with Questionnaire | ||||
Yes | 0 | 3 (30.0%) | 7 (70.0%) | ns |
No | 28 (3.3%) | 186 (21.7%) | 645 (75.1%) | |