Doctor-patient relationship improved during COVID-19 pandemic, but weakness remains

BMC Primary Care

Table 3 Correlation between doctor-patient relationship and the 10 influencing factors

	Factor1	Factor2	Factor3	Factor4	Factor5	Factor6	Factor7	Factor8	Factor9	Factor10
PDRQ-9	.073^a	0.041	.067^a	.058^b	.067^a	0.029	.050^b	.059^a	.107^a	.109^a

Note: Factor 1: Better understanding of the work of medical staff; Factor 2: Aware of limitations of medicine; Factor 3: Positive media reports on medical staff; Factor 4: Measures to encourage and care for medical professionals; Factor 5: Troublesome and inconvenient process of medical consultation during the pandemic; Factor 6: Disproportionate frontline and insufficient hospital staff; Factor 7: Public’s nervousness and panic during the pandemic; Factor 8: Dissemination of knowledge related to the pandemic; Factor 9: Free online consultations, psychological hotlines, and other activities; Factor 10: Free medical treatment to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients
^aCorrelation is significant at the level of 0.01 (2-tailed)
^bCorrelation is significant at the level of 0.05 (2-tailed)

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