Concerns voiced by patients and GPs’ responses during psychosocial visits in primary care: a historical cross-sectional study

Table 3 Characteristics of the study sample (consultations considered completely psychosocial by GPs)

Patient and consultation characteristics	1977-1989 (N = 121)	1995-2008 (N = 391)	Comparison*
Consultation duration	mean (sd)	mean (sd)
Duration	11 min,13 sec	14 min,55 sec	t (510) = 5.03***
Age	mean (sd)	mean (sd)
Years	38.2 (16.0)	44.6 (17.7)	t (510) = 3.59***
Gender	N (%)	N (%)
Male	45 (37%)	128 (33%)	Chi² (1) = 0.82
GP characteristics ^”	1977-1989 (N = 42)	1995-2008 (N = 162)
Age	mean (sd)	mean (sd)
Years	40.6 (7.4)	47.3 (6.5)	t (200) = 5.76***
Gender	N (%)	N (%)
Male	39 (93%)	111 (69%)	Chi ² (1) = 10.15**
Professional experience	mean (sd)	mean (sd)
Years working as a GP	12.3 (7.0)	17.7 (8.4)	t (174) = 3.69***

*Analyzed with T-tests for continuous variables (consultation duration, age, professional experience) and Pearson’s Chi² for categorical variables (gender). *p <0.05, **p <0.01, ***p <0.001.
^†Age and working experience was missing for 2 GPs in the period 1977-1989. Working experience was missing for 26 GPs in the period 1995-2008. These data could not be recovered.

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