| Doctor-Patient Communication (DPC) Items N = 362 | Never | Rarely | Occasionally | Regularly | Always. | Mean | SD |
| How often does your doctor listen carefully to you? | 6.1% | 11.3% | 35.1% | 19.9% | 27.6% | 3.52 | 1.182 |
| How often does your doctor explain your health concerns in a way that is easy to understand? | 2.8% | 14.6% | 24.9% | 24.6% | 33.1% | 3.71 | 1.154 |
| How often does your doctor give you easy to understand instructions about taking care of your health problems? | 4.1% | 11.6% | 21.8% | 32.0% | 30.4% | 3.73 | 1.136 |
| How often does your doctor seem to know the important information about your health problems? | 3.3% | 9.7% | 23.5% | 30.1% | 33.4% | 3.81 | 1.105 |
| How often does your doctor show respect for what you tell him/her? | 2.2% | 10.8% | 23.8% | 24.6% | 38.7% | 3.87 | 1.114 |
| How often does your doctor spend enough time with you? | 3.9% | 7.5% | 19.6% | 29.3% | 39.8% | 3.94 | 1.113 |
| How often does your doctor use medical words that you do not understand? | 16.9% | 20.4% | 35.6% | 18.8% | 8.3% | 3.19 | 1.169 |
| How often does your doctor talk too fast when talking with you? | 16.3% | 22.4% | 26.8% | 22.1% | 12.4% | 3.08 | 1.262 |
| How often does your doctor use pictures or drawings, or models to explain issues to you? | 11.6% | 18.0% | 28.7% | 24.6% | 17.1% | 3.18 | 1.244 |
| How often does your doctor give you easy to understand instructions about how to take your medicines? | 2.5% | 11.0% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 36.5% | 3.82 | 1.117 |
| How often does your doctor explain the possible side effects of your medicines? | 2.5% | 12.4% | 31.2% | 20.2% | 33.7% | 3.7 | 1.133 |
| How often does your doctor explain medication side effects in a way that is easy to understand? | 4.7% | 8.8% | 32.3% | 24.9% | 29.3% | 3.65 | 1.129 |
| How often does your doctor suggest ways to help you remember to take your medicines? | 4.7% | 8.8% | 32.3% | 24.9% | 29.3% | 3.6 | 1.169 |
| How often does your doctor explain the results of your blood test, X-ray, or other laboratory tests in a way that is easy to understand? | 5.8% | 16.6% | 31.5% | 21.8% | 24.3% | 3.42 | 1.189 |
| How often do you feel that your doctor cares about you as a person? | 5.0% | 11.9% | 19.3% | 20.7% | 43.1% | 3.85 | 1.237 |
| Cumulative mean/SD | 3.60 | 1.164 | |||||