Table 2 Chronically ill people's trust (mean, standard deviation) in health care and health care professionals by socio-demographic and disease characteristics (N = 1625)
|  | Trust in health care (range 1–10) | Trust in regular health care professionals (range 1–4) | Trust in alternative practitioners (range 1–4) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 6.70 (1.05) | 2.99 (0.44) | 2.00 (0.65) |
Gender: | Â | Â | Â |
- men | 6.85 (1.05)* | 3.00 (0.43) | 1.99 (0.66) |
- women | 6.59 (1.04) | 2.98 (0.45) | 2.00 (0.64) |
Age: | Â | Â | Â |
group 1: < 50 years | 6.65 (1.06)3 | 2.95 (0.39)3 | 2.11 (0.64)2,3 |
group 2: 50–65 years | 6.56 (1.06)3 | 2.96 (0.46)3 | 2.00 (0.61)1,3 |
group 3: > 65 years | 6.90 (1.00)1,2 | 3.04 (0.44)1,2 | 1.90 (0.68)1,2 |
Educational level: | Â | Â | Â |
group 1: low | 6.72 (1.08) | 3.03 (0.46)2,3 | 1.89 (0.66)2,3 |
group 2: medium | 6.66 (1.02) | 2.96 (0.43)1 | 2.04 (0.63)1 |
group 3: high | 6.74 (1.07) | 2.95 (0.42)1 | 2.13 (0.62)1 |
Illness duration: | Â | Â | Â |
group 1: < 5 years | 6.74 (1.00) | 2.94 (0.45) | 1.97 (0.63) |
group 2: 5–9 years | 6.70 (1.09) | 2.97 (0.44) | 1.99 (0.66) |
group 3: ≥10 years | 6.69 (1.06) | 3.01 (0.45) | 2.00 (0.65) |
Comorbidity: | Â | Â | Â |
- no | 6.71 (1.03) | 2.96 (0.43)* | 2.03 (0.65)* |
- yes | 6.70 (1.10) | 3.03 (0.46) | 1.93 (0.64) |
Functional status: | Â | Â | Â |
- good to excellent | 6.82 (0.99)* | 3.01 (0.41)* | 2.05 (0.63)* |
- moderate to poor | 6.52 (1.14) | 2.95 (0.49) | 1.91 (0.66) |
Type of chronic disease: | Â | Â | Â |
musculoskeletal diseases | 6.48 (1.21) | 2.93 (0.47) | 1.96 (0.61) |
asthma/COPD | 6.70 (1.04) | 2.99 (0.42) | 2.01 (0.63) |
Diabetes | 6.88 (1.13) | 3.02 (0.44) | 2.02 (0.71) |
cardiovascular diseases | 6.76 (0.86) | 3.01 (0.43) | 1.93 (0.61) |
neurological diseases | 6.66 (0.94) | 2.99 (0.46) | 2.00 (0.66) |
Cancer | 7.03 (0.88) | 3.06 (0.41) | 1.93 (0.76) |
digestive diseases | 6.70 (0.68) | 2.91 (0.34) | 1.91 (0.61) |
other chronic diseases | 6.70 (1.04) | 2.99 (0.44) | 2.04 (0.62) |