Table 4

Adjusted Associations Between Communication Practices During Encounters for Viral Acute Respiratory Infections and Parent Visit Ratings (10 vs 0–9)

Predictor Variable	Adjusted Risk Ratio^a	95% CI	P Value
Communication practices
Only positive treatment recommendations provided^b	1.12	0.95–1.31	.18
Only negative treatment recommendations provided^b	0.99	0.71–1.38	.94
Both positive and negative treatment recommendations provided^b	1.16	1.01–1.34	.04
Contingency plan provided	0.99	0.87–1.14	.92
Antibiotic prescribed	1.13	0.95–1.34	.16

↵a Adjusted risk ratio adjusted for provider sex, whether provider spoke patient’s preferred language, parent sex, age, race, ethnicity, education level, annual income, language spoken at home, child sex, age, health status.
↵b Omitted comparison group = no treatment recommendation provided.