Table 3.
Patients' perceptions of how well their physicians know about their history and life circumstances
| Type of institutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic (n = 362*) |
Hospital (n = 325*) |
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| Physician's knowledge on patients'**: | n (%) | n (%) | p value |
| Complete list of current medication | |||
| Knows very well, or well | 248 (76.8) | 243 (82.1) | 0.103 |
| Knows some, little, or not at all | 75 (23.2) | 53 (17.9) | |
| Entire past medical history | |||
| Knows very well, or well | 163 (48.4) | 142 (47.5) | 0.742 |
| Knows some, little, or not at all | 171 (51.2) | 157 (52.5) | |
| History of allergy to drugs and food | |||
| Knows very well, or well | 136 (44.7) | 136 (49.3) | 0.274 |
| Knows some, little, or not at all | 168 (55.3) | 140 (50.7) | |
| What worries patients most about their health | |||
| Knows very well, or well | 124 (40.5) | 83 (29.3) | 0.004 |
| Knows some, little, or not at all | 182 (59.5) | 200 (70.7) | |
| Values and beliefs on health | |||
| Knows very well, or well | 102 (33.0) | 89 (31.4) | 0.685 |
| Knows some, little, or not at all | 207 (67.0) | 194 (68.6) | |
| Roles and responsibilities at work, home, or school | |||
| Knows very well, or well | 98 (32.2) | 67 (24.0) | 0.028 |
| Knows some, little, or not at all | 206 (67.8) | 212 (76.0) | |
* The numbers of each item do not sum up to the total because there were some missing or invalid data for each question.
**The items were listed in the descending order of the percentage of the all patients answered "knows very well or well."