Table 1.

Patient sample (n = 596)

	Absolute number (percentage)
Female patients	354 (59%)
Patients aged 65 years or older	121 (22%)
Educational level (n = 366)
-Low	172 (47%)
-Medium	132 (36%)
-High	62 (17%)
Perceived overall health status (n = 412)
- Poor/fair	300 (53%)
- Good/very good/excellent	112(47%)
Patients with chronic diseases (n = 427)	204 (48%)
	Mean (standard deviation)
Age in years (n = 517)	49.2(17.1)
Mean Communication score (MAAS)	2.3 (0.55)
Mean Patient-centred communication score (PCC)	2.0 (0.68)
Mean Shared decision making score (SDM)	2.3 (0.84)

^* Number of patients with valid data was 596, unless lower sample indicated.