Table 1

General questions: subjects’ attitudes towards their own confidentiality

YesNoUnsure
Do you expect things you discuss with your doctor to be kept confidential?3000
Do you think the doctor would ever tell other people about your case without your permission?3215
Are there any times when it is acceptable for the doctor to discuss your case with other people without your permission?11145
Is there anything which you would not tell your doctor because they might tell someone else?6222
In the past has your doctor ever discussed confidentiality with you?5250
Would you want to be informed of the exceptions to confidentiality?2532