Patient Perception of Informed Consent and Its Associated Factors among Surgical Patients Attending Public Hospitals in Dessie City Administration, Northeast Ethiopia
Table 4
Patient-physician relationship of surgical patients in Dessie City Administration public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 422).
Variables
Never (0) N (%)
Seldom (1) N (%)
Sometimes (2) N (%)
Often (3) N (%)
Always (4) N (%)
Trusting your surgeon
3 (0.7)
17 (4.0)
51 (12.1)
185 (43.8)
166 (39.3)
Feeling comfortable with your surgeon
18 (4.3)
46 (10.9)
78 (18.5)
147 (34.8)
133 (31.5)
Respecting your surgeon’s opinion
2 (0.5)
7 (1.7)
32 (7.6)
235 (55.7)
146 (34.6)
Expressing your concerns about the operation to the surgeon
75 (17.8)
92 (21.8)
103 (24.4)
68 (16.1)
84 (19.9)
Feeling that the surgeon heard and understood your opinions and concerns
