Table 2.
Correlation Between the Trust in Physician Scale and Selected Variables
Correlation coefficients* | P-value | |
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Patient’s satisfaction with the physician | 0.732 | < 0.001 |
Patients’ willingness to follow their physician | 0.347 | < 0.001 |
Physician’s supportive attitudes during visits | 0.731 | < 0.001 |
Duration of the relationship with the physician | 0.078 | 0.044 |
Patient’s skeptical attitude toward medical care | −0.205 | < 0.001 |
Patient’s general level of interpersonal trust | 0.300 | < 0.001 |
*All variables were tested using Spearman’s correlation coefficient