Appendix.

Adapted Version of the Trust in Physicians Scale

Full scale	Rate on scale of 1–5, 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree
1. I doubt that ___________________’s doctors really care about him/her as a person	1	2	3	4	5
2. ___________________’s doctors are usually considerate of his/her needs and puts them first	1	2	3	4	5
3. If ___________________’s doctors tell me something is so, then it must be true	1	2	3	4	5
4. I sometimes distrust ___________________’s doctors’ opinions and would like a second one	1	2	3	4	5
5. I trust ___________________’s doctors’ judgments about his/her medical care	1	2	3	4	5
6. I feel ___________________’s doctors do not do everything they should about his/her medical care	1	2	3	4	5
7. I trust ___________________’s doctors to put his/her medical needs above all other considerations when treating his/her medical problems	1	2	3	4	5
8. ___________________’s doctors are well qualified to manage (diagnose and treat or make an appropriate referral) medical problems like his/hers	1	2	3	4	5
9. I trust ___________________’s doctors to tell me if a mistake was made about his/her treatment	1	2	3	4	5
10. I sometimes worry that ___________________’s doctors may not keep the information we discuss totally private	1	2	3	4	5