Nationwide survey of patients’ and doctors’ perceptions of what is needed in doctor - patient communication in a Southeast Asian context

Table 4 Four items of doctors’ communication significantly related to patients’ general satisfaction with the consultation

Communication activities performed by doctors strongly related to patients’ general satisfaction with the consultation	Sig.	Odds Ratio
Doctor expresses sympathy with patient	.018^a	3.837
Doctor informs the patient what he/she is going to do	.046^a	2.745
Doctor conducts examination in respectful manner	.020^a	3.692
Doctor asks patient to repeat main issues in treatment course	.020^a	0.283

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