Table 3.
Association between physicians’ reports and patients’ perceptions of respecta
| Physician Reported Level of Respect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Medium | Low | Total | ||
| Patients’ Perceptions of Respect | High | 43 | 59 | 17 | 119 |
| Medium | 27 | 32 | 22 | 81 | |
| Low | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| Total | 73 | 96 | 46 | 215 | |
Numbers represent the number of encounters for which physicians and patients reported each level of respect. Shaded areas represent those patients who were accurate in their perception of physician respect.