Table 4.
What was asked in the first instance: topics, patients, and other questioners.
| Topics | Patients (n=243) n (%) |
Other questioners (n=1650) n (%) |
Total group (n=1893) n (%) |
| Specific information | 122 (50.2) | 695 (42.12) | 817 (43.16) |
| Verify doctor’s information | 25 (10.3) | 97 (5.88) | 122 (6.44) |
| Diagnosis | 20 (8.2) | 247 (14.97) | 267 (14.10) |
| Prognosis | 19 (7.8) | 185 (11.21) | 204 (10.78) |
| Treatment advice | 14 (5.8) | 85 (5.15) | 99 (5.23) |
| Other | 11 (4.5) | 69 (4.18) | 80 (4.23) |
| Terminology | 10 (4.1) | 66 (4.00) | 76 (4.01) |
| Clarify doctor’s explanation | 7 (2.9) | 71 (4.30) | 78 (4.12) |
| Advice, references | 6 (2.5) | 36 (2.18) | 42 (2.22) |
| Help with a choice | 4 (1.6) | 19 (1.15) | 23 (1.22) |
| Lifestyle advice | 3 (1.2) | 30 (1.82) | 33 (1.74) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.8) | 3 (0.18) | 5 (0.26) |
| Help with essay/paper | 0 (0.0%) | 47 (32.85) | 47 (2.48) |