Table 1.

Patient expectation by clinic venue

StatementPatient in India (n = 30)Patient in UK (n = 30)P-values
‘I want the doctor to listen to me7.37 ± 2.999.20 ± 1.49P = 0.004
‘I am here to listen to the doctor’8.23 ± 2.409.63 ± 0.49P = 0.005
‘I want to be involved in my treatment’7.90 ± 2.889.07 ± 1.55P = 0.043
‘I want to speak for myself’7.40 ± 3.179.00 ± 1.60P = 0.010
‘I want the doctor to explain my problem in detail’8.40 ± 2.559.23 ± 1.48P = 0.122
  • Results are expressed as mean scores ± standard deviation and P-values (paired t-Test)