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Table 3 The role of the patient per amount of input group

From: To what degree do patients actively choose their healthcare provider at the point of referral by their GP? A video observation study

 

No/little input (n(%))

Some input (n(%))

A lot of input (n(%))

 

51 (44%)

29 (25%)

37 (32%)

Does the patient prefer a particular healthcare provider?

   

 Yes

6 (11.8%)

23 (79.3%)

35 (94.6%)

 No

45 (88.2%)

6 (20.7%)

2 (5.4%)

Who mentions the option(s) in terms of a healthcare provider as first?

   

 GP

35 (68.6%)

26 (89.7%)

8 (21.6%)

 Patient

3 (5.9%)

3 (10.3%)

27 (73.0%)

 Unclear

13 (25.5%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (5.4%)