Table IV.

Patient perspectives of ED treatment, among respondents with at least one ED visit (count (%))

Question	Total responses	Yes	No
The nurses treated me with respect and dignity	125	96 (76.8)	29 (23.2)
The physicians treated me with respect and dignity	122	65 (53.3)	57 (46.7)
The staff understood how to treat my pain and other symptoms	125	32 (25.6)	93 (74.4)
The staff was familiar with my problems and the disorder of intracranial hypertension in general	122	25 (20.5)	97 (79.5)
I felt like my problems and symptoms were taken seriously	124	44 (35.5)	80 (64.5)
The staff prescribed or treated me with narcotic medications such as Vicodin, codeine or Percocet	125	76 (60.8)	49 (39.2)
The staff made me feel as if I was seeking drugs	125	62 (49.6)	63 (50.4)
I believe that the staff’s perception of my appearance especially my weight, influences the care I received for my symptoms	122	66 (54.1)	56 (45.9)
I had a health insurance policy which covered some of the visit’s bill	124	111 (89.5)	13 (10.5)