How patient-physician encounters in critical medical situations affect trust: results of a national survey

Table 2 Bivariate Spearman Rho Correlations between types of trust and patient-physician encounter variables in critical medical situations

Dependent variable ⇒ Independent variables ⇓	Physician Trust (n = 1045)	Medical Profession Trust (n = 475)
Major surgery	0.078*	0.012
Minor surgery	0.021	-0.00
Prescribed medication that you thought might have serious side effect	-0.12**	-0.1*
Overnight hospitalization	0.072*	0.13**
Evaluated for possible or actual cancer	0.048	-0.02
Evaluated for another condition that you thought might be serious	0.093**	-0.098*
Referred to another doctor	0.045	-0.013

Notes: Partial Spearman correlations are presented
* Significance at the 5% level
** Significance at 1% level for the test examining if partial Spearman ρ = 0
Dependent variable: Physician trust [10–50], and medical profession trust [11–55]. [] Range

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