Table 1.
Item Sources, Wording, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Item-to-Total Correlation
| Items | Source | Mean | SD | Corr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Doctors in [general] care about their patients' health just as much or more astheir patients do. | Safran (modified) | 3.39 | .97 | .60 |
| 2. Doctors [in general] will do whatever it takes to get patients all the care they need. | Study team | 3.48 | .87 | .59 |
| 3. Doctors' medical decisions are influenced by how much money they can make. | Study team | 2.95 | .95 | .50 |
| 4. Doctors will fight hard to get health insurers to pay for treatment. | Study team | 3.47 | .82 | .31 |
| 5. You worry that doctors' medical decisions are sometimes wrong. | Study team | 2.63 | .94 | .53 |
| 6. Sometimes doctors care more about what is convenient for them than abouttheir patients' medical needs. | Study team | 2.86 | .98 | .57 |
| 7. If a doctor asked you to be in a medical research study, you would worry that thedoctor cares more about the research than about what is best for you. | Study team | 3.06 | .96 | .41 |
| 8. No matter what health problem a patient has, doctors will always be able to figureout exactly what is wrong. | Study team | 2.41 | .87 | .45 |
| 9. Doctors' medical skills are not as good as they should be. | Study team | 3.10 | .90 | .47 |
| 10. Doctors can handle any medical situation in their field, even very serious ones. | Study team | 3.02 | .94 | .44 |
| 11. Doctors do not always give patients a chance to say everything they need to say. | Study team | 2.48 | .93 | .47 |
| 12. Doctors are extremely thorough and careful. | Study team | 3.19 | .89 | .62 |
| 13. You completely trust doctors' decisions about which medical treatments are best. | Anderson (modified) | 3.00 | .92 | .67 |
| 14. A doctor would never prescribe the wrong medicine for you. | Study team | 2.79 | .97 | |
| 15. Doctors are totally honest in telling their patients about all of the differenttreatment options available for their conditions. | Study team | 2.98 | .96 | .64 |
| 16. Sometimes, doctors pretend to know things when they are really not sure. | Safran | 2.73 | .85 | .51 |
| 17. Doctors think only about what is best for their patients. | Study team | 3.21 | .85 | .62 |
| 18. Sometimes doctors do not pay full attention to what patients are trying to tell them. | Safran (modified) | 2.44 | .86 | .54 |
| 19. You worry that doctors might share embarrassing information about you with peoplewho have no business knowing it. | Study team | 3.54 | .83 | .37 |
| 20. Doctors always use their very best skill and effort on behalf of their patients. | Study team | 3.51 | .77 | .59 |
| 21. You have no worries about putting your life in the hands of doctors. | Study team | 2.98 | 1.01 | .64 |
| 22. A doctor would never mislead you about anything. | Study team | 2.99 | .93 | .62 |
| 23. Doctors are the kind of people who will take care of patients even if they cannot afford to pay. | Study team | 2.84 | .92 | .58 |
| 24. You sometimes think about getting a second opinion because you are not sure doctorsgive the best advice. | Study team | 2.50 | .89 | .50 |
| 25. All in all, you trust doctors completely. | Safran (modified) | 2.96 | .95 | .65 |
Bolding indicates items selected for final scale.