Research Article
Factors Associated with Women’s Chronic Disease Management: Associations of Healthcare Frustrations, Physician Support, and Self-Care Needs
Table 2
Healthcare frustrations by age and needing help learning HOW to take better care of own health.
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Healthcare-related frustration scale items |
Total
| Age group | Need help learning how to care for health | 44 to 64
| 65+
| or | | No
| Yes
| or | |
| | Wish your doctor had more time to spend talking with you | | | | | | | | | | | Never | 59.1% | 56.8% | 62.6% | 1.47 | 0.479 | 67.4% | 43.4% | 18.54 | <0.001 | | Occasionally | 24.5% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 21.9% | 29.3% | | Frequently | 16.4% | 18.4% | 13.1% | 10.7% | 27.3% | | Feel tired of describing your same conditions and problems every time you go to a hospital or doctor’s office | | | | | | | | | | | Never | 59.4% | 59.8% | 59.2% | 2.01 | 0.367 | 67.6% | 44.0% | 16.42 | <0.001 | | Occasionally | 24.7% | 22.8% | 28.6% | 21.3% | 31.0% | | Frequently | 16.0% | 17.5% | 12.2% | 11.2% | 25.0% | | Wish you had a friend or family member who could go to the doctor with you | | | | | | | | | | | Never | 76.0% | 76.2% | 76.5% | 0.06 | 0.969 | 80.9% | 66.7% | 7.40 | 0.025 | | Occasionally | 15.3% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 11.7% | 22.2% | | Frequently | 8.7% | 9.0% | 8.2% | 7.4% | 11.1% | | Tired of feeling on your own when it comes to taking care of your health problems | | | | | | | | | | | Never | 68.1% | 66.8% | 70.7% | 1.93 | 0.381 | 72.9% | 59.0% | 5.80 | 0.055 | | Occasionally | 23.6% | 25.8% | 19.2% | 20.2% | 30.0% | | Frequently | 8.3% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 6.9% | 11.0% | | Feel that your doctor does not realize what it is really like for you at home trying to take care of your health problems | | | | | | | | | | | Never | 71.4% | 70.4% | 72.7% | 1.84 | 0.398 | 78.2% | 58.6% | 20.81 | <0.001 | | Occasionally | 23.0% | 22.8% | 24.2% | 14.9% | 38.4% | | Frequently | 5.6% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 6.9% | 3.0% | | Leave the hospital or a doctor’s office and feel confused about what you should do | | | | | | | | | | | Never | 71.0% | 70.9% | 70.7% | 0.01 | 0.994 | 79.7% | 54.5% | 19.86 | <0.001 | | Occasionally | 23.8% | 23.8% | 24.2% | 16.6% | 37.4% | | Frequently | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 8.1% | | Healthcare-related frustration tertiles (higher scores indicate more frustration) | | | | | | | | | | | Lowest tertile | 30.30% | 30.00% | 30.60% | 1.89 | 0.388 | 38.30% | 15.20% | 25.94 | <0.001 | | Middle tertile | 47.00% | 44.70% | 51.00% | 30.70% | 16.40% | | Highest tertile (referent group) | 22.60% | 25.30% | 18.40% | 14.90% | 37.40% | | Healthcare-related frustration scale (ranging from 0 to 12) | 2.55 (±2.69) | 2.64 (±2.79) | 2.39 (±2.50) | 0.75 | 0.452 | 2.00 (±2.47) | 3.60 (±2.80) | −4.79 | <0.001 |
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