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. 2018 Feb 6;10(2):e2165. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2165

Table 2. Mean score for survey items and correlations with likelihood-to-recommend (LTR) score.

Significant correlations are in bold text

*Gender was assigned on a scale of Male=1 Female=2

Graduation year was assigned as follows: <10 years ago=1. 10-20 years ago=2. 21-30 years ago=3. 31+ years ago=4

Academic status was assigned as the following: Nonacademic: 1 Academic: 2

Location assigned as following: Northeast: 1 Southeast: 2 Midwest: 3 West: 4

  n Mean Correlation with LTR
LTR 2679 4.51±0.8 n/a
Office-related factors      
Ease of scheduling appointments 2671 4.72±0.4 0.59
Office environment 2671 4.78±0.7 0.53
Staff friendliness 2671 4.70±0.7 0.52
Physician-related factors      
Spends appropriate amount of time with patient 2674 4.64±0.8 0.86
How well provider explains medical condition   2676 4.65±1.6 0.89
How well provider listens and answers questions 2676 4.64±0.8 0.89
Level of trust in provider’s decision 2679 4.68±1.0 0.89
Number of patient reviews: 2679 4.50±0.87 0.02
Gender* 2679 1.25±1.0 0.02
Graduation year* 2676 2.85±0.87 0.02
Academic status* 566 1.17±0.51 0.01
Location* 2674 2.44±0.81 n/a