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- Title
Correlates of Physician Trust among Rural Older Adults with Diabetes.
- Authors
Bell, Ronny A.; Arcury, Thomas A.; Ip, Edward; Grzywacz, Joseph G.; Nguyen, Ha; Kirk, Julienne K.; Saldana, Santiago; Quandt, Sara A.
- Abstract
Objectives: To examine the demographic, health and diabetes management correlates of physician trust in a rural, multiethnic population with diabetes. Methods: 563 older (≥60 years) African American, American Indian and White adults completed in-home surveys, including the 11-item General Trust in Physicians Scale. Results: Higher trust scores were seen among: older (>75) participants (p < .01), those with fewer (<3) chronic health conditions (p < .01), and those who adhered to physical activity (p < .05) and dilated eye exam (p < .01) guidelines; the latter remained significant (eye exam, p = .019) or approached significance (physical activity, p = .051) after adjustment for potential confounders. Conclusions: Physician trust may influence patient adherence to diabetes management recommendations. Efforts should be made to build trust in the patient-provider relationship to enhance patient outcomes.
- Subjects
NORTH Carolina; ANALYSIS of variance; DIABETES; PHYSICIAN-patient relations; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; RURAL conditions; TRUST; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis software
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 5, p660
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5993/AJHB.37.5.10