Table 3 Results of the medical specialist questionnaire
Overall | Internal medicine | Neurology | Orthopaedics | Dermatology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 274) | (N = 84) | (N = 64) | (N = 56) | (N = 70) | |
Duration of consultation in minutes (mean ± SD) | 22.7 ± 11.8 | 33.9 ± 11.9 | 23.4 ± 7.6 | 15.9 ± 3.9 | 13.1 ± 4.9 |
Actions during consultation % (N) | |||||
Limited medical history | 39.8 (109) | 20.2 (17) | 60.9 (39) | 16.1 (9) | 62.9 (44) |
Extensive medical history | 56.6 (155) | 76.2 (64) | 34.4 (22) | 82.1 (46) | 32.9 (23) |
Limited physical examination | 47.1 (129) | 25.0 (21) | 59.4 (38) | 37.5 (21) | 70.0 (49) |
Extensive physical examination | 43.1 (118) | 58.3 (49) | 29.7 (19) | 62.5 (35) | 21.4 (15) |
Giving information | 25.2 (69) | 33.3 (28) | 35.9 (23) | 17.9 (10) | 11.4 (8) |
Prescription medication | 6.2 (17) | 4.8 (4) | 4.7 (3) | 1.8 (1) | 12.9 (9) |
Small operation | 0.4 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 1.4 (1) |
Other | 6.9 (19) | 3.6 (3) | 10.9 (7) | 12.5 (7) | 2.9 (2) |
Follow-up after PC+ % (N) | |||||
Complaint resolved | 37.6 (103) | 21.4 (18) | 40.6 (26) | 48.2 (27) | 45.7 (32) |
Referral back to GP | 19.0 (52) | 47.6 (40) | 4.7 (3) | 3.6 (2) | 10.0 (7) |
Extra consultation in PC+ | 21.5 (59) | 29.8 (25) | 34.4 (22) | 5.4 (3) | 12.9 (9) |
Extra consultation in outpatient care | 21.9 (60) | 1.2 (1) | 20.3 (13) | 42.9 (24) | 31.4 (22) |
Added value of consultation? % (N) | |||||
Yes | 75.9 (208) | 95.2 (80) | 65.6 (42) | 66.1 (37) | 70.0 (49) |
No, consultation GP would have been sufficient | 9.5 (26) | 2.4 (2) | 26.6 (17) | 3.6 (2) | 7.1 (5) |
No, direct referral hospital necessary | 13.9 (38) | 2.4 (2) | 7.8 (5) | 30.4 (17) | 20.0 (14) |
No, reason unknown | 0.7 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 2.9 (2) |