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Table 3 Correlation analysis of patient satisfaction items with self-rated health

From: Self-rated health supersedes patient satisfaction with service quality as a predictor of survival in prostate cancer

Kendall’s tau b

Overall satisfaction

Medical oncologist

Information

Explaining treatment

Involvement in decisions

Team communication

Help with home care

Respectful treatment

Scheduling

Waiting time

Overall health

Overall satisfaction

1.0

          

Medical oncologist

.57

1.0

         

Information

.52

.47

1.0

        

Explaining treatment

.50

.49

.76

1.0

       

Involvement in decisions

.49

.43

.67

.77

1.0

      

Team communication

.53

.44

.73

.69

.70

1.0

     

Help with home care

.44

.40

.57

.64

.58

.66

1.0

    

Respectful treatment

.40

.36

.48

.48

.55

.50

.50

1.0

   

Scheduling

.41

.36

.40

.40

.37

.40

.46

.33

1.0

  

Waiting time

.41

.36

.38

.37

.36

.38

.45

.32

.62

1.0

 

Overall health

.18

.19

.17

.19

.18

.14

.19

.10

.17

.20

1.0

  1. • All correlations were significant at the 0.01 level