| “Patient willingness” measure | Education (n = 80) | ||||
| Degree (22) median | Mean (95% CI) (SD) | No degree (58) median | Mean (95% CI) (SD) | Mann–Whitney U | |
| Patients’ willingness to ask factual questions to doctors | 3.71 | 3.69 (3.53 to 3.86) (0.36) | 3.29 | 3.30 (3.18 to 3.43) (0.46) | 287.00** |
| Patients’ willingness to ask challenging questions to doctors | 3.00 | 2.80 (2.46 to 3.14) (0.78) | 2.20 | 2.24 (2.05 to 2.42) (0.70) | 366.00* |
| Patients’ willingness to ask factual questions to nurses | 3.00 | 3.20 (2.92 to 3.47) (0.59) | 3.00 | 3.04 (2.89 to 3.19) (0.58) | 560.00 |
| Patients’ willingness to ask challenging questions to nurses | 3.13 | 3.01 (2.68 to 3.35) (0.75) | 2.50 | 2.41 (2.25 to 2.58) (0.64) | 296.00** |
| Patients’ willingness to ask challenging questions to doctors, if instructed to by a doctor | 4.00 | 3.58 (3.26 to 3.90) (0.73) | 3.00 | 3.00 (2.78 to 3.21) (0.82) | 344.50** |
| Patients’ willingness to ask challenging questions to nurses, if instructed to by a doctor | 4.00 | 3.58 (3.27 to 3.88) (0.69) | 3.00 | 3.00 (2.79 to 3.22) (0.83) | 346.00** |
*p<0.01.
**p<0.001.