Identifying communication-related predictors of patient satisfaction in a briefing prior to contrast-enhanced computed tomography

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Table 1 Descriptive data and statistical analysis of categorical variables

Variable	Category	N (%)	ϰ²
Gender	Female	80 (50.0)	0.000
Gender	Male	80 (50.0)
Higher education^a	No	122 (76.3%)	44.100****
Higher education^a	Yes	38 (23.8%)
Hospitalization	Inpatient	71 (44.4)	2.025
Hospitalization	Outpatient	89 (55.6)
Prior informed consent briefing	Yes	123 (76.9)	46.225****
Prior informed consent briefing	No	37 (23.1)
Supplemental source(s) of information	Yes	44 (27.5)	32.400****
Supplemental source(s) of information	No	116 (72.5)
Perceived type of communication^b	physician-centered	82 (51.2)	0.100
Perceived type of communication^b	patient-centered	78 (48.8)

N number of cases
****p < 0.0001
^aHigher education “Yes” > 10 years of education, higher education “No” ≤ 10 years of education
^bPerceived by patient