Table 3.

Patients’ attitudes toward physicians and the medical system, according to familiarity with the catheterizing physician 1.92 ± 0.6

Variable	Catheterizing physician	Number of patients	Mean ± SD	p Value
Anxiety	Referring	17	2.09 ± 0.9	NS
	Non referring	24	1.92 ± 0.6
	Same department	11	2.19 ± 0.7
Satisfaction with the physician	Referring	17	6.4 ± 0.7	NS
	Non referring	22	6.4 ± 0.9
	Same department	10	6.0 ± 0.8
Trust in the physician	Referring	17	6.6 ± 0.8	NS
	Non referring	24	6.8 ± 0.5
	Same department	11	6.6 ± 0.6
Trust in the system	Referring	17	5.14 ± 1.7	NS
	Non referring	24	5.66 ± 1.5
	Same department	11	5.63 ± .83
Self-efficacy	Referring	16	6.4 ± 1.0	NS
	Non referring	24	6.8 ± 0.5
	Same department	11	6.8 ± 0.4