The Association between Patient-Reported Pain and Doctors’ Language Proficiency in Clinical Practice
Table 2
Correlations between the GP’s patient-reported language proficiency (1 = poor, 2 = average, and 3 = good) and the patients’ experience of the visit (scale 1–5).
Mean ± SD ()
Total
value
Very secure
2.8 ± 0.5 (155)
2.6 ± 0.6 (432)
<0.001
Secure
2.6 ± 0.6 (172)
Neither secure nor insecure
2.4 ± 0.7 (81)
Insecure
2.4 ± 0.7 (21)
Very insecure
1.5 ± 1.0 (4)
Very fearless
2.6 ± 0.6 (259)
2.6 ± 0.6 (420)
0.02
Fearless
2.5 ± 0.6 (87)
Neither afraid nor fearless
2.5 ± 0.7 (45)
Afraid
2.3 ± 0.8 (16)
Very afraid
2.6 ± 0.8 (14)
Great confidence in the GP’s skills
2.8 ± 0.5 (122)
2.6 ± 0.6 (433)
<0.001
Confidence
2.7 ± 0.5 (176)
Neither confident nor uncertain
2.4 ± 0.7 (92)
Uncertain
2.7 ± 0.7 (30)
Weak confidence
1.7 ± 0.9 (13)
Very satisfied with the service
2.8 ± 0.5 (151)
2.6 ± 0.6 (435)
<0.001
Satisfied
2.6 ± 0.6 (135)
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2.5 ± 0.7 (88)
Dissatisfied
2.4 ± 0.8 (38)
Very dissatisfied
2.1 ± 0.8 (23)
Very motivated to follow the GP’s instructions
2.7 ± 0.5 (242)
2.6 ± 0.6 (434)
<0.001
Motivated
2.5 ± 0.7 (129)
Neither motivated nor unmotivated
2.5 ± 0.7 (43)
Unmotivated
2.4 ± 0.8 (14)
Very unmotivated
1.8 ± 1.0 (6)
1–5 graded scale: 1 = the most negative experience, 5 = the most positive experience. Adjusted for age, gender, income, education, and native language.
