Table 3 Percentage of physicians supplying information and percentage of patients understanding it
From: Awareness and practice of patient's rights law in Lithuania
Information supplied to the patients | Percentage of physicians who inform the patients n = 83 | Percentage of patients who understand the information n = 451 | Statistical test and significance level |
|---|---|---|---|
Disease diagnosis | 80 | 82 | not significant |
Medical examination results | 94 | 73 | χ2 = 47.794, df = 2, p < 0.001 |
Treatment prognosis | 80 | 54 | χ2 = 37.386, df = 2, p < 0.001 |
Disease complications | 99 | 50 | χ2 = 36.439, df = 2, p < 0.001 |
Possible alternative treatment methods | 97 | 37 | χ2 = 52.711, df = 2, p < 0.001 |