Predictor variables | Univariate | P-value | Multivariate | P-value |
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Non-verbal | ||||
Non-verbal cut-off occurred (end consultation) | −1.69 (−2.62 to −0.76) | 0.001 | −2.42 (−4.60 to −0.25) | 0.030 |
Verbal | ||||
Joke or laugh during the whole consultation | 0.37 (0.01 to 0.74) | 0.047 | 0.40 (0.05 to 0.76) | 0.027 |
Overall impression | ||||
Supportive (beginning consultation) | 0.07 (−0.11 to 0.24) | 0.451 | 0.29 (0.17 to 0.41) | <0.001 |
Optimistic (beginning consultation) | −0.04 (−0.16 to 0.09) | 0.565 | −0.17 (−0.27 to −0.06) | 0.002 |
Aloof (end consultation) | −0.14 (−0.28 to −0.01) | 0.040 | −0.30 (−0.59 to −0.01) | 0.041 |
Aloof (beginning consultation) | 0.17 (0.09 to 0.26) | <0.001 | 0.33 (0.22 to 0.44) | <0.001 |
Infantilising (end consultation) | −0.57 (−1.12 to −0.01) | 0.046 | −0.61 (−1.12 to −0.10) | 0.020 |
Univariate (n = 216) controlling for clustering by doctor. Multivariate (n = 211) controlling for clustering by doctor, type of problem, and for all significant predictors listed.