Table 4.

Perceived outcomes of getting a second opinion in the private vs. the public system (n = 339 respondents)

Perceived outcomes	Public n = 125 (%)	Private n = 214 (%)	p-value
I preferred the SO over the first one	47 (85.5%)	112 (94.9%)	0.071
There was a difference between the diagnosis or treatment between the first and the SO	54 (49.1%)	113 (59.5%)	0.08
I was satisfied with the SO	96 (82.1%)	179 (85.2%)	0.45
I felt health improvement after getting the SO	53 (51.0%)	86 (45.5%)	0.37

¹Fisher’s Exact Test