Table 2.
Trust in physicians and trust in the healthcare system scores in the Steps Study, overall and comparing participants with late (CD4 cell count <200 mm3) and early (CD4 cell count ≥200 mm3) diagnosis.
| All participants n=171 mean (SD); median (25th%, 75th%) |
Late diagnosis n=87 mean (SD); median (25th%, 75th%) |
Early diagnosis n=84 mean (SD); median (25th%, 75th%) |
t-value (P-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust in physicians | 42.2 (8.4) | 43.1 (7.3) | 41.3 (9.4) | 1.39 (0.17) |
| 44 (38, 48) | 45 (39, 48) | 43 (37, 47) | ||
| Trust in healthcare system | 16.1 (3.3) | 16.7 (3.1) | 15.5 (3.4) | 2.32 (0.02) |
| 16 (14, 19) | 17 (15, 20) | 16 (13, 18) |
Median (25th%, 75th%) values are shown for descriptive purposes. P-value is from Student’s t-test. P-values from non-parametric tests were similar. Sample trust in physicians items include, “I completely trust doctors’ decisions about which medical treatments are best,” “I have no worries about putting my life in the hands of doctors,” and “All in all, I trust doctors completely.” Sample trust in the healthcare system items include, “How willing are you to put your life in the hands of the healthcare system?” and “How much do you trust the healthcare system to give you the best possible care?”