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Why Do Primary Care Physicians Propose Medical Care to Patients With Medically Unexplained Symptoms? A New Method of Sequence Analysis to Test Theories of Patient Pressure

From the Divisions of Clinical Psychology (P.S., A.R.) and Primary Care (A.R., C.F.D.) and Computing Services Department (J.C.D.), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England; Bute Medical School, University of St. Andrews, Fife, England (G.M.H.).

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals linking unit increases in each independent variable to the probability that the physician will, on any turn, propose a somatic response or a follow-up appointment, controlling for all other variables. Response variable: somatic intervention proposal. Response variable: further consultation proposal.

View larger version (9K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Relationship of probability of physician’s response to number of turns and numbers of instances of specific speech categories. Relationships control for other variables included in the regression analyses (see text).