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. 2006 Dec 6;10(1):30–45. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2006.00422.x

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.