Table 3.
Respondents' opinions regarding their trust in health care and the quality of GP-care.
| MUPS group | Diagnosis group | Non-MUPS group | p | |||||||
| (Very) little trust in health care providers | N | n | % | N | n | % | N | n | % | |
| General practitioners | 190 | 35 | 18.4 | 2242 | 303 | 13.5 | 7246 | 1033 | 14.3 | p = .08a; p = .13b |
| Medical specialists | 189 | 32 | 16.9 | 2200 | 260 | 11.8 | 7105 | 819 | 11.5 | p = .05a; p < .05b |
| Hospitals | 189 | 37 | 19.6 | 2201 | 357 | 16.2 | 7141 | 1222 | 17.1 | p = .28a; p = .43b |
| Trust in health carec | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||||
| Current health care | 189 | 6.46 | 1.83 | 2227 | 6.62 | 1.73 | 7230 | 6.55 | 1.70 | p = .22a; p = .50b |
| Future health care | 186 | 6.10 | 2.09 | 2195 | 6.19 | 1.76 | 7160 | 6.18 | 1.74 | p = .59a; p = .61b |
| Current medical possibilities | 184 | 7.52 | 1.37 | 2217 | 7.68 | 1.26 | 7212 | 7.69 | 1.22 | p = .09a; p = .06b |
| Quality of GP-cared | ||||||||||
| Quote – Content | 189 | 3.32 | 0.53 | 2215 | 3.44 | 0.45 | 7098 | 3.43 | 0.44 | p < .01a; p < .01b |
| Quote – Organisation | 187 | 3.15 | 0.47 | 2215 | 3.16 | 0.43 | 7056 | 3.14 | 0.43 | p = .70a; p = .87b |
| Quote- Total | 189 | 3.24 | 0.44 | 2222 | 3.32 | 0.39 | 7095 | 3.30 | 0.38 | p < .05a; p = .08b |
a t-test/chi-square MUPS versus Diagnosis group.b t-test/chi-square MUPS versus non-MUPS group. c Scores for trust in health care can range between 1–10. d Scores for quality of GP-care can range between 1–4.