Table 1 Difference in average total score of PDRQ-9 between participants with different demographic characters during the pandemin
From: Doctor-patient relationship improved during COVID-19 pandemic, but weakness remains
Variables | N = 1903 | Mean (SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (%) | |||
 Female | 1142 (60.00) | 4.20 (0.51) | 0.354 |
 Male | 761 (40.00) | 4.17 (0.51) | |
Age | |||
  ≤ 30 | 629 (33.10) | 4.19 (0.55) | 0.749 |
 31–40 | 797 (41.90) | 4.18 (0.47) | |
 41–50 | 298 (15.70) | 4.16 (0.53) | |
  > 50 | 179 (9.40) | 4.20 (0.52) | |
Education (%) | |||
 Below High School | 144 (7.60) | 4.23 (0.52) | 0.617 |
 High School | 347 (18.20) | 4.19 (0.51) | |
 College | 1181 (62.10) | 4.18 (0.50) | |
 Master’s and above | 231 (12.10) | 4.15 (0.56) | |
Yearly Income (%) | |||
  < 50 k | 771 (40.50) | 4.19 (0.51) | 0.415 |
 50–100 k | 593 (31.20) | 4.19 (0.50) | |
 100–200 k | 332 (17.40) | 4.14 (0.53) | |
  > 200 k | 207 (10.90) | 4.19 (0.51) | |
Occupation (%) | |||
 Civil servant | 87 (4.60) | 4.18 (0.56) | 0.612 |
 Institution staff (schools, research, military, etc.) | 649 (34.10) | 4.15 (0.53) | |
 Medical Student | 148 (7.80) | 4.18 (0.53) | |
 Non-medical student | 127 (6.70) | 4.22 (0.56) | |
 Others | 368 (19.30) | 4.18 (0.46) | |
 Retired | 53 (2.80) | 4.20 (0.49) | |
 Self-employed | 471 (24.80) | 4.22 (0.50) | |
Residency (%) | |||
 City | 1590 (83.60) | 4.19 (0.50) | 0.830 |
 Town | 95 (5.00) | 4.15 (0.43) | |
 Village | 218 (11.50) | 4.18 (0.59) | |
Medical Expenses (%) | |||
 Very little | 89 (4.70) | 4.26 (0.55) | 0.332 |
 Little | 299 (15.70) | 4.21 (0.46) | |
 Average | 764 (40.10) | 4.17 (0.52) | |
 more than average | 459 (24.10) | 4.19 (0.47) | |
 Huge | 292 (15.30) | 4.15 (0.59) | |
Frequency of face-to-face doctor visits during the pandemic (%) | |||
 Never | 270 (14.20) | 4.20 (0.56) | 0.309 |
 Occasionally (1–2 times) | 917 (48.20) | 4.18 (0.52) | |
 Sometimes (3–4 times) | 463 (24.30) | 4.18 (0.45) | |
 Often (6–12 times) | 210 (11.00) | 4.14 (0.57) | |
 Always (> 12 times) | 43 (2.30) | 4.31 (0.42) | |
Hospital level (%) | |||
 Individual clinics | 82 (4.30) | 4.18(0.47) | 0.344 |
 County | 300 (15.80) | 4.15(0.54) | |
 Township | 130 (6.80) | 4.24(0.47) | |
 Prefecture | 786 (41.30) | 4.16(0.53) | |
 Provincial and ministerial | 584 (30.70) | 4.19(0.49) | |
 Private | 21 (1.10) | 4.15(0.63) | |