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Table 5 GPCare-1: Sociodemographic characteristics and GP communication experiences stratified by migration background (nā€‰=ā€‰813)

From: Higher chronic stress and less satisfaction with GP communication in migrants with unemployment experience: data from the representative German DEGS1 and the GPCare-1 study

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Patient population (nā€‰=ā€‰813)

Patients with migration background and unemployment experience (nā€‰=ā€‰60)

Natives with unemployment experience (nā€‰=ā€‰150)

p-value

N

%

N

%

N

%

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Sociodemographic

ā€ƒGender

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n.s.

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Female

474

59.3

32

53.3

90

61.2

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Divers

2

0.3

0

0

1

0.7

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ā€ƒAge mean (standard deviation) a

51.61 (18.67)

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41.53 (12.56)

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50.50 (14.58)

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<ā€‰0.01

ā€ƒEducation

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0.05

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Low

247

32

19

33.9

56

37.8

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Medium

336

43.5

18

32.1

65

43.9

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- High

190

24.6

19

33.9

27

18.2

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Unemployment

ā€ƒCurrently unemployed

42

5.8

10

18.5

20

14.8

n.s.

ā€ƒExperience of unemployment (including currently unemployed)

215

28.8

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Migration

ā€ƒMigration background

194

25

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Communication experiences

ā€ƒMy doctor asks me about stress caused by personal strains

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n.s.

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly agree

212

28.8

19

32.8

32

23.2

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Agree

180

24.5

12

20.7

35

25.4

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Neutral

167

22.7

11

19.0

34

24.6

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Disagree

122

16.6

9

15.5

28

20.3

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly disagree

54

7.3

7

12.1

9

6.5

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ā€ƒMy doctor gives me enough space to describe personal strains a

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0.03

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly agree

274

37.4

14

24.1

50

35.5

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Agree

182

24.9

13

22.4

32

22.7

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Neutral

160

21.9

15

25.9

42

29.8

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Disagree

78

10.7

6

10.3

11

7.8

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly disagree

38

5.2

10

17.2

6

4.3

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ā€ƒMy doctor makes me feel comfortable talking about sensitive things

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n.s.

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly agree

286

39.7

16

29.1

53

37.6

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Agree

192

26.7

13

23.6

38

27.0

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Neutral

142

19.7

14

25.5

31

22.0

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Disagree

66

9.2

7

12.7

10

7.1

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly disagree

34

4.7

5

9.1

9

6.4

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ā€ƒI get the feeling that my doctor takes my problems very seriously a

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0.04

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly agree

343

46.4

19

33.3

66

46.8

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Agree

186

25.2

10

17.5

38

27.0

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Neutral

122

16.5

15

26.3

21

14.9

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Disagree

62

8.4

8

14.0

11

7.8

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- Strongly disagree

26

3.5

5

8.8

5

3.5

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Communication preferences

ā€ƒI rather overcome personal strain without help from my doctor

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n.s.

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly agree

160

22.0

14

25.0

32

22.7

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Agree

221

30.4

14

25.0

42

29.8

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Neutral

211

29.1

18

32.1

35

24.8

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Disagree

92

12.7

8

14.3

25

17.7

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly disagree

42

5.8

2

3.6

7

5.0

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ā€ƒDiscussing personal strain with my doctor makes me uncomfortable

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n.s.

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly agree

84

11.6

5

8.8

19

13.6

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Agree

163

22.5

19

33.3

27

19.3

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Neutral

166

22.9

13

22.8

31

22.1

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Disagree

193

26.7

15

26.3

40

28.6

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly disagree

118

16.3

5

8.8

23

16.4

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ā€ƒI would prefer my doctor to ask me directly about personal strains

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n.s.

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly agree

159

21.9

13

22.8

34

24.5

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Agree

151

20.8

15

26.3

27

19.4

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Neutral

197

27.1

16

28.1

43

30.9

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Disagree

139

19.1

10

17.5

23

16.5

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly disagree

80

11.0

3

5.3

12

8.6

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ā€ƒI would prefer my doctor to give me a questionnaire regarding personal strains

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n.s.

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly agree

98

13.5

10

17.2

12

8.5

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Agree

112

15.5

13

22.4

27

19.1

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒ- Neutral

117

16.2

11

19.0

23

16.3

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Disagree

188

26.0

16

27.6

38

27.0

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ā€ƒā€ƒ- Strongly disagree

209

28.9

8

13.8

41

29.1

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  1. The sociodemographic characteristics and patientsā€™ communication experiences with GPs nā€‰=ā€‰813) were stratified by natives and individuals with migration background
  2. adenotes a p-value <ā€‰0.05 between results of original variables of natives and individuals with migration background with unemployment experience
  3. bn or percent unless noted otherwise