Table 1 Questions and data acquired from the questionnaire

1. Do you recall the name of your radiologist?

Yes

No

Yes (n = 56/85%)

No (n = 10/15%)

Yes (n = 20/30%)

No (n = 46/70%)

< 0.001

2. How competent did the radiologist seem to you?

Scale from 1 to 5

4.91 ± 0.29 –

5; [5, 5]

4.82 ± 0.46 –

5; [5, 5]

0.094

3. How did you feel during the routine breast examination?

Scale from 1 to 5

4.86 ± 0.39 –

5; [5, 5]

4.74 ± 0.64 –

5; [5, 5]

0.247

4. If you could decide for yourself which radiology institution you would like to be examined in, would you come back to us?

1.) Yes, I would only come to you in the future.

2.) I don’t care where my gynecologist sends me.

3.) No, I’m going to a different radiology institute.

Answer 1 (n = 63)

Answer 2 (n = 2)

Answer 3 (n = 1)

Answer 1 (n = 65)

Answer 2 (n = 1)

Answer 3 (n = 0)

0.619

5. How important was the final discussion with the radiologist for you?

Scale from 1 to 5

4.67 ± 0.73 –

5; [5, 5]

4.24 ± 1.1 –

5 [4, 5]

0.017

6. Were you scared during your routine breast exam?

(n = 41 for the humor group and n = 31 for the non-humor group)

Yes

No

Yes (n = 7)

No (n = 34)

Yes (n = 10)

No (n = 21)

0.166

7. How satisfied were you with our radiological services in general?

Scale 1–5

4.89 ± 0.4 –

5; [5, 5]

4.86 ± 0.39 –

5; [5, 5]

0.413

8. How empathetic did the radiologist seem to you?

Scale 1–5

4.94 ± 0.24 –

5; [5, 5]

4.59 ± 0.64 –

5; [4, 5]

< 0.001

9. How humorous did the radiologist seem to you?

Scale 1–5

4.91 ± 0.29 –

5; [5, 5]

2.26 ± 1.43 –

1; [1, 4]

< 0.001