Table 2 Time stress among primary care physicians according to gender, experience, and practice type: in minutes (means, standard deviations) and significances (p)
From: Perceptions of time constraints among primary care physicians in Germany
Males (n = 64) | Females (n = 64) | p* | Experience ≤ 15 years (n = 64) | Experience > 15 years, n = 64) | p* | Single practice (n = 45) | Group/shared practice (n = 83) | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New patient appointment | 4.8 (6.1) | 3.9 (6.0) | 0.39 | 5.3 (6.4) | 3.3 (5.5) | 0.06 | 3.5 (6.4) | 4.8 (5.8) | 0.26 |
Routine consultation | 1.1 (3.3) | 1.2 (3.1) | 0.90 | 1.8 (3.2) | 0.6 (3.1) | 0.03 | 0.9 (3.4) | 1.3 (3.1) | 0.54 |
Complete physical examination | 1.5 (4.0) | 1.6 (4.7) | 0.84 | 2.5 (4.5) | 0.6 (4.1) | 0.01 | 0.9 (3.0) | 1.9 (4.9) | 0.23 |
Symptom-oriented examination | 1.0 (2.3) | 0.3 (3.3) | 0.20 | 0.7 (3.3) | 0.6 (2.3) | 0.79 | 0.6 (2.5) | 0.7 (3.0) | 0.89 |
Check-up | 3.9 (7.5) | 1.9 (4.1) | 0.06 | 3.9 (6.6) | 2.0 (5.4) | 0.08 | 1.5 (6.1) | 3.7 (6.0) | 0.04 |
Home visit (without drive) | 1.1 (6.2) | 0.6 (6.3) | 0.67 | 1.8 (7.2) | −0.2 (4.9) | 0.06 | 0.7 (6.1) | 0.9 (6.3) | 0.83 |