Correlates of patient satisfaction with physician visit: Differences between elderly and non-elderly survey respondents

Table 2 Partial correlates of physician satisfaction ratings in the study sample (N = 1014)

Dependent Variable → Predictor Variables ↓	Physician Satisfaction N = 507		Physician Satisfaction N = 507
	Age = < 65		Age 65+
	Partial§§ Correlation	Pearson§ Correlation	Partial§§ Correlation	Pearson§ Correlation
Caring Attitude/Friendliness	0.89***	0.89***	0.92***	0.96***
First Visit	-0.14**	-0.16***	-0.035	-0.19***
Routine Reason for Visit	0.14**	0.12**	0.083	0.096*
Male Gender	-0.019	0.014	-0.013	0.075
Waiting Time	-0.25***	-0.41***	-0.11*	-0.45***
Time Spent with Physician	0.38***	0.55***	0.18***	0.47***

Note: *** p-value < .001, ** p-value < .01, * p-value < .05. § Pearsons correlation used for univariate correlation estimations and §§ partial rho correlations used for multivariate correlation estimations.

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