Table 2.
Patients' assessment of time with the physician, illness understanding after the consultation, ability to cope with illness, and ability to maintain health after the visit.
| Categories | Responses | Satisfaction with the consultation | Total | χ 2 | df | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| Patient's assessment of the time spent in the consultation | Inadequate | 6 (1.4) | 20 (4.6) | 26 (6.1) | 65.79 | 3 | 0.001 |
| Fair | 75 (17.5) | 99 (23.0) | 174 (40.4) | ||||
| Adequate | 115 (26.7) | 49 (11.4) | 164 (38.1) | ||||
| Very adequate | 59 (13.7) | 7 (1.6) | 66 (15.4) | ||||
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| Illness understanding after visit | Much more than before the visit | 155 (36.1) | 68 (15.8) | 223 (51.9) | 30.17 | 3 | 0.001 |
| Little more than before the visit | 70 (16.3) | 52 (12.1) | 22 (28.4) | ||||
| Same or less than before the visit | 6 (1.4) | 10 (2.3) | 16 (3.8) | ||||
| No reply | 24 (5.6) | 45 (10.5) | 69 (16.1) | ||||
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| Ability to cope with illness after visit | Much more than before the visit | 148 (34.4) | 52 (12.1) | 200 (46.5) | 34.52 | 0.001 | |
| Little more than before the visit | 67 (15.6) | 69 (16.1) | 136 (31.6) | ||||
| Same or less than before the visit | 14 (3.26) | 19 (4.4) | 33 (7.7) | ||||
| No reply | 26 (6.05) | 35 (8.14) | 61 (14.2) | ||||
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| Health maintenance after visit | Much more than before the visit | 156 (36.3) | 73 (17) | 229 (53.3) | 20.16 | 3 | 0.001 |
| Little more than before the visit | 66 (15.3) | 55 (12.8) | 121 (28.1) | ||||
| Same or less than before the visit | 10 (2.3) | 10 (2.3) | 20 (4.7) | ||||
| No reply | 23 (5.4) | 37 (8.6) | 60 (14.0) | ||||