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Table 2 General population data of 154 MPs and the difference in the perception of the status of the doctor-patient relationship among groups

From: Investigation of the differences between the medical personnel’s and general population’s view on the doctor-patient relationship in China by a cross-sectional survey

Group

Harmony (%)

Normal(%)

Tense(%)

X2

P

Gender

   

0.01

0.995

 Male

6(35.29)

35(36.46)

15(36.59)

  

 Female

11(64.71)

61(63.54)

26(63.41)

  

Age

   

3.97

0.86

  ≤ 25

4(23.53)

21(21.88)

9(21.95)

  

 26–35

7(41.18)

52(54.17)

24(58.54)

  

 36–45

2(11.76)

7(7.29)

4(9.76)

  

 46–55

4(23.53)

14(14.58)

4(9.76)

  

  ≥ 56

0(0.00)

2(2.08)

0(0.00)

  

Department

   

5.788

0.926

 Internal Medicine

10(58.82)

46(47.92)

22(53.66)

  

 Surgical

1(5.88)

20(20.83)

9(21.95)

  

 Obstetrics and Gynecology

1(5.88)

3(3.13)

2(4.88)

  

 Pediatrics

1(5.88)

5(5.21)

2(4.88)

  

 Emergency department

0(0.00)

2(2.08)

0(0.00)

  

 Medical Technology department

0(0.00)

4(4.17)

1(2.44)

  

 Other auxiliary departments

4(23.53)

16(16.67)

5(12.20)

  

Years on the Job

   

8.645

0.373

  ≤ 5

10(58.82)

69(71.88)

31(75.61)

  

 6–10

2(11.76)

6(6.25)

2(4.88)

  

 11–20

1(5.88)

2(2.08)

4(9.76)

  

 21–30

4(23.53)

16(16.67)

4(9.76)

  

  ≥ 31

0(0.00)

3(3.13)

0(0.00)

  

Job title

   

11.014

0.088

 Primary

10(58.82)

71(73.96)

30(73.17)

  

 Intermediate

5(29.41)

13(13.54)

5(12.20)

  

 Deputy Senior

0(0.00)

6(6.25)

6(14.63)

  

 Advanced

2(11.76)

6(6.25)

0(0.00)

  

Hospital type

   

1.715

0.788

 TCM

12(70.59)

59(61.46)

24(58.54)

  

 MM

3(17.65)

20(20.83)

7(17.07)

  

 ICWM

2(11.76)

17(17.71)

10(24.39)

  

Hospital level

   

3.332

0.766

 Community

2(11.76)

7(7.29)

2(4.88)

  

 Level 2

2(11.76)

21(21.88)

8(19.51)

  

 Level 3

12(70.59)

56(58.33)

28(68.29)

  

 Other medical institutions

1(5.88)

12(12.50)

3(7.32)

  

Practice category

   

8.032

0.236

 Nursing

0(0.00)

4(4.17)

2(4.88)

  

 TCM physician

14(82.35)

68(70.83)

32(78.05)

  

 MM physician

1(5.88)

11(11.46)

7(17.07)

  

 ICWM physician

2(11.76)

13(13.54)

0(0.00)

  

Education

 Technical secondary school/college

0(0.00)

7(7.29)

3(7.32)

9.707

0.138

 Undergraduate

5(29.41)

41(42.71)

11(26.83)

  

 Master’s degree

9(52.94)

45(46.88)

24(58.54)

  

 PhD and above

3(17.65)

3(3.13)

3(7.32)

  

Place of residence

   

3.38

0.496

 Village/township/town

4(23.53)

11(11.46)

6(14.63)

  

 County-level cities/prefecture-level cities

3(17.65)

35(36.46)

15(36.59)

  

 Provincial capital cities/Municipalities

10(58.82)

50(52.08)

20(48.78)

  
  1. TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine, MM Modern Medicine, ICWM Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Physician