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Table 3 Respondents' opinions regarding their trust in health care and the quality of GP-care.

From: Patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms in general practice: characteristics and quality of care

 

MUPS group

Diagnosis group

Non-MUPS group

p

(Very) little trust in health care providers

N

n

%

N

n

%

N

n

%

 

   General practitioners

190

35

18.4

2242

303

13.5

7246

1033

14.3

p = .08a; p = .13b

   Medical specialists

189

32

16.9

2200

260

11.8

7105

819

11.5

p = .05a; p < .05b

   Hospitals

189

37

19.6

2201

357

16.2

7141

1222

17.1

p = .28a; p = .43b

Trust in health carec

 

M

SD

 

M

SD

 

M

SD

 

   Current health care

189

6.46

1.83

2227

6.62

1.73

7230

6.55

1.70

p = .22a; p = .50b

   Future health care

186

6.10

2.09

2195

6.19

1.76

7160

6.18

1.74

p = .59a; p = .61b

   Current medical possibilities

184

7.52

1.37

2217

7.68

1.26

7212

7.69

1.22

p = .09a; p = .06b

Quality of GP-cared

          

   Quote – Content

189

3.32

0.53

2215

3.44

0.45

7098

3.43

0.44

p < .01a; p < .01b

   Quote – Organisation

187

3.15

0.47

2215

3.16

0.43

7056

3.14

0.43

p = .70a; p = .87b

   Quote- Total

189

3.24

0.44

2222

3.32

0.39

7095

3.30

0.38

p < .05a; p = .08b

  1. a t-test/chi-square MUPS versus Diagnosis group.b t-test/chi-square MUPS versus non-MUPS group. c Scores for trust in health care can range between 1–10. d Scores for quality of GP-care can range between 1–4.