Table 5.
Patient attitudes and perceptions
| Gender | Age (years) | Education | Income (per annum) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | <45 | ≥45 | School | Further | <£20 000 | ≥£20 000 | |
| Extended role practices | ||||||||
| Attitude positive for doctor | 15.92 (2.82) | 15.52 (2.99) | 14.43 (2.95) | 16.51 (2.60)*** | 15.92 (2.90) | 15.11 (3.01)*** | 16.00 (2.85) | 14.95 3.09)*** |
| Attitude positive for nurse | 9.42 (2.72) | 10.18 2.93)*** | 10.58 (2.70) | 9.39 (2.87)*** | 9.77 (2.90) | 10.15 (2.79) | 9.89 (2.88) | 10.12 (2.84) |
| Perception positive for nurse | 15.19 (2.66) | 15.67 (2.70)* | 15.76 (2.53) | 15.29 (2.79)* | 15.48 (2.72) | 15.43 (2.65) | 15.58 (2.69) | 15.41 (2.67) |
| Perception positive for doctor | 7.07 (1.49) | 6.99 (1.45) | 6.75 (1.32) | 7.19 (1.54)*** | 7.11 (1.46) | 6.80 (1.34)** | 7.11 (1.49) | 6.80 (1.43)* |
| Perception nurse know history | 6.49 (2.16) | 6.83 (2.13)* | 7.08 (1.99) | 6.43 (2.22)*** | 6.66 (2.23) | 6.84 (2.01) | 6.63 (2.17) | 7.00 (1.96)* |
| Perception nurse know medical condition | 6.93 (2.35) | 7.20 (2.49) | 7.27 (2.37) | 6.95 (2.48) | 7.35 (2.38) | 6.62 (2.46)*** | 7.29 (2.31) | 6.63 (2.49)*** |
| Traditional role practices | ||||||||
| Attitude positive for doctor | 15.61 (2.92) | 15.59 (2.99) | 14.71 (2.97) | 16.32 (2.76)*** | 15.84 (2.68) | 15.10 (3.30)** | 15.74 (2.84) | 15.07 (3.12)* |
| Attitude positive for nurse | 9.44 (2.68) | 9.95 (2.81)* | 10.21 (2.56) | 9.40 (2.86)*** | 9.88 (2.70) | 9.77 (2.79) | 9.72 (2.80) | 10.01 (2.60) |
| Perception positive for nurse | 14.78 (2.88) | 15.34 (2.75)* | 15.39 (2.62) | 14.94 (2.92) | 15.28 (2.73) | 14.97 (2.84) | 15.30 (2.82) | 15.05 (2.64) |
| Perception positive for doctor | 7.04 (1.54) | 6.80 (1.58) | 6.76 (1.45) | 7.02 (1.64) | 7.02 (1.53) | 6.73 (1.49)* | 6.94 (1.59) | 6.80 (1.40) |
| Perception nurse know history | 6.40 (2.14) | 6.79 (2.16)* | 6.88 (2.00) | 6.47 (2.25)* | 6.59 (2.16) | 6.81 (2.10) | 6.75 (2.07) | 6.64 (2.22) |
| Perception nurse know medical condition | 6.98 (2.32) | 7.04 (2.41) | 7.12 (2.38) | 6.97 (2.36) | 7.24 (2.33) | 6.66 ((2.42)** | 7.48 (2.23) | 6.38 (2.36)*** |
Values are expressed as mean (SD). *P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001. P‐values based on t‐test of mean attitude/perception score between gender, age, education or income groupings.