What Factors Determine the Patients’ Choice in Finding Their Office Urologist?

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Table 1 The Most Critical Aspect of the Quality Urologist Before Patient’s Consultation

		1st Choice	2nd Choice	3rd Choice	4th Choice	5th Choice
Positive personality traits	Νo pts	57	149	82	47	0
	%	17, 0%	44, 5%	24, 5%	14, 0%	0, 0%
Efficient and well trained	Νo pts	229	58	37	11	0
	%	68, 4%	17, 3%	11, 0%	3, 3%	0, 0%
Accessible and affordable	Νo pts	24	89	99	123	0
	%	7, 2%	26, 6%	29, 6%	36, 7%	0, 0%
Excellent office environment and polite staff	Νo pts	25	38	114	154	4
	%	7, 5%	11, 3%	34, 0%	46, 0%	1, 2%

Abbreviation: No pts, number of patients.

Table 2 Statistical Significant Differences in the Answers of Three Patients’ Age Groups

		Age Group			p-value
		18–39 Yrs	40–59 Yrs	≥ 60 Yrs
Cares about patients, the patient is his/her priority	Mean±SD	1.82±0.84	1.70±0.92	2.01±0.95	0.02 40–59vs ≥60
Pays attention to details and spends time examining patients	Mean±SD	1.81±0.87	2.01±0.97	2.18±0.89	0.003 18–39vs ≥60
Experienced urologist	Mean±SD	2.82±0.88	2.89±0.82	2.43±1.01	0.001 18–39vs ≥60 40–59vs ≥60
There is an excellent office environment, and polite staff	Mean±SD	1.72±0.96	1.86±1.16	2.12±1.11	0.015 18–39vs ≥60
Accept my insurance, he/she is affordable	Mean±SD	3.61±0.96	3.63±0.99	3.30±1.08	0.017 18–39vs ≥60 0.012 40–59vs ≥60

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 3 Statistically Significant Differences Between the Three Age Groups in the Question “How Do You Evaluate the Information You Get from Any of the Following Sources Concerning the Quality of Your Urologists?”

		Age Group			p-value
		18–39 Yrs	40–59 Yrs	≥ 60 Yrs
Local newspaper or magazine	Mean±SD	4.14±1, 28	4.03±1.17	3.68±1.01	0.021 18–39vs≥60
Other doctors	Mean±SD	2.39±1.36	1.76±0.96	1.85±0.92	0.001 18–39vs≥60 18–39vs40–59
Health insurance company	Mean±SD	4.53±1.13	4.72±1.29	4.25±1.11	0.003 40–59vs≥60
Professional websites	Mean±SD	3.53±1.25	3.83±1.09	4.42±1.03	0.001 18–39vs≥60
Online on a community group’s website	Mean±SD	4.69±1.53	4.89±1.20	5.35±1.10	0.001 18–39vs≥60 40–59vs≥60

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.