Characteristics of Patients That Took Part in Patient-Doctor Depth-of-Relationship Scale Development and Validation
| Employment, No. (%)a | Education, No. (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage No. of Patients | Female No. (%) | Mean Age, y (SD, Range) | White (%) | Employed | Unemployed | Retired | Other | None | Primary | Secondary | Graduate |
| Interviews (n=11) | 5 (45.5) | 61.5 (15.1, 33–79) | 11 (100) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (9.1) | 6 (54.5) | 2 (18.2) | 3 27.3) | 7 (63.6) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) |
| Pilot round 1 (n=375) | 240 (65.2) | 47.9 (19.1, 16–89) | 351 (94.9) | 196 (53.9) | 10 (2.8) | 83 (22.8) | 75 (20.6) | 92 (26.2) | 163 (46.4) | 49 (14.0) | 47 (13.4) |
| Pilot round 2 (n=154) | 87 (56.9) | 45.8 (16.7, 17–82) | 147 (96.1) | 78 (50.7) | 3 (2.0) | 26 (16.9) | 47 (30.5) | 47 (32.6) | 76 (52.8) | 14 (9.7) | 7 (4.9) |
| Main study (n=490) | 285 (58.2) | 52.6 (19.8, 16–93) | 461 (96.2) | 202 (42.0) | 18 (3.7) | 167 (34.7) | 94 (19.5) | 157 (33.3) | 165 (35.0) | 73 (15.5) | 77 (16.3) |
| Follow-up questionnaire (n=154) | 90 (58.4) | 55.2 (17.8, 17–87) | 148 (96.7) | 68 (44.4) | 3 (2.0) | 54 (35.3) | 28 (18.3) | 44 (29.5) | 50 (33.6) | 33 (22.2) | 22 (14.8) |
↵a Employed = full or part-time, including self-employed; Other = looking after home or family, long-term career, unable to work due to long-term sickness or “other.”