Table 3.
Patients questionnaire: responses to specific statements in the waiting room (n = 508) and after consultation (n = 346)
|
If a medical student is present during the consultation I would state as follows: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | NA | x2(1 df ) | ||
| 1. The student interferes (WR) / interfered (AC) with my relationship to my doctor. § |
WR |
15(3%) |
480(94.5%) |
13(2.6%) |
4.77 |
| AC |
2(0.6%) |
334(96.5%) |
10(2.9%) |
p = 0.029* |
|
| 2. My problem is /was too personal. § |
WR |
42(8.3%) |
444(87.4%) |
22(4.3%) |
15.45 |
| AC |
6(1.7%) |
327(94.5%) |
13(3.8%) |
p < 0.001*** |
|
| 3. I would prefer/have preferred to see my doctor alone. § |
WR |
61(12%) |
416(81.9%) |
31(6.1%) |
5.16 |
| AC |
25(7.2%) |
307(88.7%) |
14(9.0%) |
p = 0.023* |
|
| 4. I prefer/would have preferred to be examined alone. § |
WR |
68(13.4%) |
419(82.5%) |
21(4.1%) |
15.45 |
| AC |
17(4.9%) |
313(90.5%) |
16(4.6%) |
p < 0.001*** |
|
| 5. The confidentiality seems/seemed compromised. § |
WR |
21(4.1%) |
466(91.7%) |
21(4.1%) |
3.06 |
| AC |
6(1.7%) |
323(93.4%) |
17(4.9%) |
p = 0.08 |
|
| 6. My doctor spends/spent more time |
WR |
245(48.2%) |
201(39.6%) |
62(12.2%) |
7.22 |
| AC |
131(37.9%) |
163(47.1%) |
52(15.0%) |
p = 0.007** |
|
| 7. My visit to the doctor takes/took longer. |
WR |
74(14.6%) |
399(78.5%) |
35(6.9%) |
0.589 |
| AC |
57(16.5%) |
265(76.6%) |
24(6.9%) |
p = 0.4428 |
|
| 8. Doctors’ explanations to the student help/helped me too. |
WR |
413(81.3%) |
65(12.8%) |
30(5.9%) |
37.9 |
| AC |
193(55.8%) |
93(26.9%) |
60(17.3%) |
p < 0.001*** |
|
| 9. Doctors who teach are medically up to date. |
WR |
452(89%) |
31(6.1%) |
25(4.9%) |
4.25 |
| AC |
263(76.0%) |
32(9.2%) |
51(14.7%) |
p = 0.039* |
|
| 10. Teaching in practice is helpful for medical students. |
WR |
483(95.1%) |
14(2.8%) |
11(2.2%) |
2.97 |
| AC | 314(90.8%) | 18(5.2%) | 14.0(4%) | p = 0.085 | |
Abbreviations: WR Waiting room, AC After consultation, NA No answer.
P-Value legend: *** < =0.001; ** = (0.001-0.01); * = (0.01-0.05).
§ Items remaining after optimizing for the best Cronbach’s Alpha.
(Assuming one underlying factor α = 0.750).