Importance of communication in medical practice and medical education: An emphasis on empathy and attitudes and their possible influences

Table 4 Quotes on the importance of relationship establishment

	% quotes	n quotes	n specialists	n (q)/n (s)
Internal medicine	7.55	4	7	0.57
General medicine	18.87	10	7	1.43
Non-surgical subspecialties	32.08	17	6	2.83
Paediatrics	11.32	6	3	2.00
Surgical specialities	26.42	14	6	2.33
Surgical sub-specialities	3.77	2	3	0.67
Total	100	53	32

The percentage and frequency of quotes about the importance of relationship establishment are shown for each specialist group. Multiple statements on each theme were possible for each participant. It is to be noted that considering the different number of specialists in each group, the number of quotes per group alone is not an accurate measure of the distribution of quotes in the groups. The quotient of the number of quotes in each group per number of specialists was highest for non-surgical subspecialties, surgical specialties, and pediatricians (2.83, 2.33, and 2.00 respectively).