Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of Study Population
Variable ⇓ | Physician Trust Population*(n = 1045) | Medical profession Trust Population** (n = 475) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physician trust [10–50] | 40.7 (6.1) | 40.6 (6.1) | ||
Profession trust [11–55] | 33.5 (6.9) | |||
Satisfaction with health care [12–60] | 41.9 (7.6) | 41.0 (7.3) | ||
Age [21–40 years] | 34.1% | 34.4% | ||
Age [41–64 years] | 36.4% | 41.2% | ||
Age [65 years and above] | 29.5% | 24.4% | ||
Male gender | 33% | 33% | ||
Latin origin | 4% | 5% | ||
Non white | 24% | 17% | ||
Low income (< $20,000/year) | 17% | 18% | ||
Poor physical health | 13% | 14% | ||
Adequate choice of physician | 74% | -- | ||
Changed physicians | 49% | 48% | ||
Physician primary health decision maker [1–10] | 5.3 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.2) | ||
Always better to seek medical help | 44% | 53% | ||
Foreign physician | 9% | -- | ||
Long waiting time with physician | 16% | -- | ||
Patients who had also accessed a non-primary care physician | 33% | 32% | ||
Outside interactions with physician | 31% | -- | ||
Number of visits to physician [1–4] | 2.6 (1.2) | -- | ||
Encounter variables | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Major Surgery | 10% (105/1045) | 90% | 10% (48/475) | 90% |
Minor surgery | 18% (188/1045) | 72% | 16% (76/475) | 84% |
Prescribed medication that you thought might have serious side effect | 15% (156/1045) | 85% | 16% (76/475) | 84% |
Overnight hospitalization | 21% (220/1045) | 79% | 21% (99/475) | 79% |
Evaluated for possible or actual cancer | 41% (428/1045) | 59% | 42% (199/475) | 58% |
Evaluated for another condition that you thought might be serious | 40% (418/1045) | 60% | 43% (204/475) | 57% |
Referred to another doctor | 57% (596/1045) | 43% | 57% (270/475) | 43% |