Table 5.
Patients’ Characteristics Associated With Satisfaction About the Amount of Information Received, and If the Badge Was Useful for Them.a
| Badge Helped Figure Out the Role of My Medical Providers | Satisfied With Information Received About Level of Care Providers’ Training | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | Disagree | P Value | Agree | Disagree | P Value | ||||||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||||
| Age Group (70) | 18-69 | 247 | (70.4%) | 104 | (29.6%) | .045 | 274 | (78.5%) | 75 | (21.5%) | .685 |
| 70+ | 21 | (53.8%) | 18 | (46.2%) | 34 | (82.9%) | 7 | (17.1%) | |||
| Education level | High school or less | 104 | (72.2%) | 40 | (27.8%) | .491 | 127 | (88.8%) | 16 | (11.2%) | <.001b |
| Above high school | 164 | (68.3%) | 76 | (31.7%) | 180 | (73.5%) | 65 | (26.5%) | |||
| Income levels | $0-$24 999 | 122 | (92.2%) | 47 | (27.8%) | .790 | 142 | (83.5%) | 28 | (16.5%) | .379 |
| $25,000 - $49 000 | 43 | (76.8%) | 13 | (23.2%) | 42 | (77.8%) | 12 | (22.2%) | |||
| $50 000-$74 999 | 24 | (68.6%) | 11 | (31.4%) | 24 | (66.7%) | 12 | (33.3%) | |||
| $75 000-$99 000 | 11 | (73.3%) | 4 | (26.7%) | 11 | (73.3%) | 4 | (26.7%) | |||
| $100 000 + | 28 | (75.7%) | 9 | (24.3%) | 31 | (83.8%) | 6 | (16.2%) | |||
| It is very important to me to know the level of training of my doctor | Agree | 248 | (70.7%) | 103 | (29.3%) | .011c | 277 | (78.7%) | 75 | (21.3%) | .704 |
| Disagree | 24 | (51.1%) | 23 | (48.9%) | 35 | (76.1%) | 11 | (23.9%) | |||
| I have frequently watched medical shows | Agree | 162 | (71.1%) | 66 | (28.9%) | .272 | 182 | (79.1%) | 48 | (20.9%) | .712 |
| Disagree | 109 | (65.7%) | 57 | (34.3%) | 130 | (77.4%) | 38 | (22.6%) | |||
a n may be less than total N of 423 as some participants declined to answer some questions.
Chi-square test used to compare variables.
b Chi-square = 12.87.
c Chi-square = 6.48.