title: Correlates of physician trust among rural older adults with diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the demographic, health and diabetes management correlates of physician trust in a rural, multiethnic population with diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  563 older (≥ 60 years) African American, American Indian and White adults completed in-home surveys, including the 11-item General Trust in Physicians Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher trust scores were seen among: older (>75) participants (p < .01), those with fewer (<3) chronic health conditions (p < .01), and those who adhered to physical activity (p < .05) and dilated eye exam (p < .01) guidelines; the latter remained significant (eye exam, p = .019) or approached significance (physical activity, p = .051) after adjustment for potential confounders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physician trust may influence patient adherence to diabetes management recommendations. Efforts should be made to build trust in the patient-provider relationship to enhance patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. rbell@wakehealth.edu
authors.forename: Ronny A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Arcury
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Grzywacz
authors.forename: Ha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Julienne K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saldana
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quandt
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D035502:Trust; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology