Table 4.

Interruption Type by Consultation Phase, Speaker Role, and Speaker Gender (N = 2,298 Interruptions)

Consultation PhaseSpeaker RoleSpeaker GenderInterruption Type, No. (%)a
CooperativeIntrusive
Problem
  presentation
PhysicianWoman227 (95.4)11 (4.6)
Man201 (89.3)24 (10.7)
PatientWoman204 (83.3)41 (16.7)
Man150 (88.2)20 (11.8)
Diagnosis and/or
  treatment plan
PhysicianWoman198 (86.1)32 (13.9)
Man272 (82.4)58 (17.6)
PatientWoman409 (84.5)75 (15.5)
Man333 (88.6)43 (11.4)
  • a Values total across rows.