Table 2

Visit to the eye clinic

Question
No. (%)
No. of satisfied patients (%)
P value

Doctor introduced him/herself
86 (79.6%)
77(71.3%)
0.03*
Doctor made patient reasonably relaxed
100(92.6%)
89(82.4%)
0.01**
Patient felt doctor gave clear explanation
91(84.3%)
81(75%)
0.002***
Patient understood everything
99(91.7%)
95(88%)
0.000***
Patient invited to ask questions
76(70.4%)
75(69.4%)
0.02*
Patient given enough time to discuss everything
93(86.1%)
91(84.3%)
0.004**
Patient understood what would happen next
93(86.1%)
89(82.4%)
0.000***
Doctor discussed with patients:



Benefits of surgery
81(75.0%)
79(73.1%)
0.04*
Possible risks of surgery
54 (50.0%)
60(55.6%)
0.02*
Alternatives
14(13.0%)
11(10.2%)
0.007**
Anesthesia
76(70.4%)
56(51.8%)
0.09
How patient would feel immediately post-surgery
65(60.2%)
63(58.3%)
0.01*
Length of hospital stay
82(75.9%)
59(54.6%)
0.11
How patient would feel long-term post-surgery
71 (65.7%)
55(50.9%)
0.03*
Patient felt doctor had provided all necessary information
92(85.2%)
88(81.5%)
0.004**
Doctor gave printed information
85(78.7%)
96(88.9%)
0.001**

* P < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001

Wasfi et al. International Archives of Medicine 2008 1:22   doi:10.1186/1755-7682-1-22