Table 9.

Patient ratings of articles posted by physicians on the forum.

Doctor	Patient	Trustworthiness indicators								Trust value		Trust level
		honesty	reputation	competency	reliability	credibility	belief	confidence	faith
Y14	X6	9	9	9	9	9	8	10	8		9.00		High
Y14	X5	9	8	9	9	8	9	9	8		8.71		Medium
Y14	X3	8	9	8	8	8	7	8	9		8.00		Medium
Y15	X6	10	9	9	9	8	10	10	9		9.29		High
Y15	X9	9	8	9	9	8	9	9	8		8.71		Medium
Y15	X10	10	9	9	8	8	10	9	8		9.00		High
Y12	X6	10	9	10	9	9	10	10	9		9.57		High
Y12	X7	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9		8.57		Medium
Y12	X3	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	8		8.43		Medium
Y12	X4	7	8	8	8	9	8	9	9		8.14		Medium
Y16	X9	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	9		8.57		Medium
Y16	X10	9	8	9	8	8	10	10	7		8.86		Medium
Y17	X9	9	9	8	9	9	8	9	8		8.71		Medium
Y17	X2	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9		8.29		Medium
Y17	X10	10	9	8	9	7	9	8	8		8.57		Medium
Y5	X7	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9		8.57		Medium
Y5	X3	8	9	8	9	9	9	7	9		8.43		Medium
Y5	X4	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	7		8.43		Medium
Y18	X1	8	8	9	8	9	8	8	7		8.29		Medium
Y18	X2	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9		8.71		Medium
Y18	X12	9	8	8	8	9	8	7	7		8.14		Medium
Y7	X5	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9		8.57		Medium
Y7	X14	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9		9.00		High
Y13	X11	8	8	8	7	8	10	7	9		8.00		Medium
Total Average		8.88	8.63	8.58	8.42	8.33	8.75	8.67	8.38		8.61		Medium