Satisfaction with patient-doctor relationships in inflammatory bowel diseases: Examining patient-initiated change of specialist

Figure 1 Scoring system. Maximum 5 points per question, maximum total of 20 indicates complete, 100% satisfaction with medical care. Score less than 16 indicates “suboptimal” satisfaction. Before scoring, responses to questions 2 and 3 must be inverted (i.e., never = 5, rarely = 4, etc.) prior to calculating absolute scores.

Figure 2 Number of changes in specialist ever by each patient. N.A.: Not available.

Figure 3 Reasons stated for patient change of treating specialist (72 reasons from 70 patients).