Table 2.

Patient Evaluation of Office Visits

	Primary Care Visits Physician Self-disclosure		Surgical Visits Physician Self-disclosure
	Yes (N = 102)	No (N = 487)	Yes (N = 93)	No (N = 583)
Patients reporting that their doctor knows them “very much”, %	42.9	58.1†	36.7	29.9
Patients reporting that they had concerns that were not discussed, %	1.0	1.6	4.4	4.3
Patients reporting experiencing:
“very much” warmth/friendliness, %	36.7	51.7†	59.8	45.0*
“very much” reassurance/comfort, %	42.4	54.7*	58.7	47.3*
Patients who “strongly agree” that they would recommend doctor, %	72.0	80.7	89.1	80.4
Patients reporting “very satisfied” with visit, %	73.7	83.4*	87.9	75.2*

^*P < .05 obtained by χ² tests.

^†P < .01 obtained by χ²tests.