Predictors of Patient Enablement: The Role of Doctors' Helpgiving Style, Patient and Visit Characteristics

Patient enablement is a possible outcome of primary health care consultations and has been employed as a marker of effective helpgiving. We studied predictors of patient enablement, investigating the relative contribution of patient characteristics (gender, age, occupational status, and perceived health status), visit characteristics (length of consultation, duration of physician-patient relationship, and frequency of consultations), and the...