| “Patient willingness” measure | Sex (N = 80) | ||||
| Male (38) median | Mean (95% CI) (SD) | Female (42) median | Mean (95% CI) (SD) | Mann–Whitney U | |
| Patients’ willingness to ask factual questions to doctors | 3.29 | 3.32 (3.16 to 3.48) (0.50) | 3.64 | 3.49 (3.36 to 3.63) (0.44) | 622.50 |
| Patients’ willingness to ask challenging questions to doctors | 2.20 | 2.23 (2.03 to 2.43) (0.61) | 2.50 | 2.54 (2.28 to 2.81) (0.85) | 605.00 |
| Patients’ willingness to ask factual questions to nurses | 3.00 | 2.94 (2.75 to 3.13) (0.59) | 3.13 | 3.22 (3.05 to 3.39) (0.55) | 576.50* |
| Patients’ willingness to ask challenging questions to nurses | 2.50 | 2.38 (2.17 to 2.58) (0.61) | 2.75 | 2.76 (2.52 to 3.00) (0.77) | 562.00* |
| Patients’ willingness to ask challenging questions to doctors, if instructed to by a doctor | 3.00 | 2.94 (2.65 to 3.23) (0.89) | 3.63 | 3.35 (3.12 to 3.58) (0.73) | 579.00* |
| Patients’ willingness to ask challenging questions to nurses, if instructed to by a doctor | 3.00 | 2.93 (2.65 to 3.22) (0.87) | 3.50 | 3.37 (3.14 to 3.60) (0.73) | 549.00* |
*p<0.05.