Table 2 Factors associated with increased self-reported autonomy in medical care
From: An assessment of variables affecting transition readiness in pediatric rheumatology patients
Independence outcome | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent action | Dependent action | p-value | ||
Variable | ||||
When you don’t feel well, who usually phones the doctor? (“me” was considered independent action) | Age (years) | 18.80 ± 1.32 | 16.70 ± 1.63 | 0 |
Summer Job | ||||
Yes | 100 % | 51.50 % | 0.014* | |
Who would you call first if you ran out of medication and there were no refills left on your bottle? (“doctor or pharmacy” was considered independent action) | Age (years) | 17.68 ± 1.76 | 16.55 ± 1.60 | 0.01 |
Parents older than 40 years | ||||
Yes | 70.40 % | 92.50 % | 0.02 | |
Driver’s license | ||||
Yes | 64.50 % | 29.30 % | 0.03* | |
Who makes your routine doctor’s appointments? (“yourself” was considered independent action) | Age (years) | 18.5 ± 1.2 | 16.5 ± 1.7 | <0.0001 |
Fibromyalgia | ||||
Yes | 61.50 % | 11.70 % | 0.02* | |
Non-rheumatologic diagnosis | ||||
Yes | 75 % | 33.30 % | 0.01 | |
What do you do if you can’t keep an appointment scheduled with your rheumatologist? (“call and cancel yourself” was the independent action) | Age (years) | 18.51 ± 1.23 | 16.3 7 ± 1.58 | <0.0001 |
3Disease duration (years) | 5.77 ± 3.66 | 3.91 ± 2.97 | 0.03 | |
Family with similar disease | ||||
Yes | 72.10 % | 44.70 % | 0.03 | |
Driver’s license | ||||
Yes | 77.30 % | 37.50 % | 0.003* | |
Summer job | ||||
Yes | 90.90 % | 43.10 % | 0 | |
Do you take your medications as prescribed without someone reminding you? | No significant variable associations | |||