Table 2. Responses to questions investigating the patient-physician relationship*.
| Questions | Never Number (%) | Seldom Number (%) | Sometimes Number (%) | Often Number (%) | Always Number (%) |
| Answers | |||||
| Do you trust your surgeon? | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 2 (2.7) | 13 (17.3) | 59 (78.7) |
| Do you feel comfortable with your surgeon? | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 8 (11.4) | 15 (21.4) | 46 (65.7/4) |
| Do you respect your surgeon's opinion? | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 7 (9.7) | 64 (88.9) |
| Did you express your concerns about the operation to the surgeon? | 11 (16.2/0) | 2 (2.9) | 12 (17.6) | 6 (8.8) | 37 (54.4) |
| Did you feel that the surgeon heard and understood you opinions and concerns? | 2 (3/0) | 0 | 3 (4.5) | 10 (15.3/3) | 51 (77.3) |
*
Appendix S1 part III questions 2–6.