Glaucoma Patients' Trust in the Physician

Table 1

Trust in physician scale.

(1)	I doubt that my doctor really cares about me as a person.
(2)	My doctor is usually considerate of my needs and puts them first.
(3)	I trust my doctor so much I always try to follow his/her advice.
(4)	If my doctor tells me something is so, then it must be true.
(5)	I sometimes distrust my doctor’s opinions and would like a second one.
(6)	I trust my doctor’s judgments about my medical care.
(7)	I feel my doctor does not do everything he/she should about my medical care.
(8)	I trust my doctor to put my medical needs above all other considerations when treating my medical problems.
(9)	My doctor is well qualified to manage (diagnose and treat or make an appropriate referral) medical problems like mine.
(10)	I trust my doctor to tell me if a mistake was made about my treatment.
(11)	I sometimes worry that my doctor may not keep the information we discuss totally private.