Table 4 Comparison of Consultation length and Patient Characteristics in a population of patients with non-communicable diseases in Trinidad
Variable | Consultation length (mean ± SD, Median) | Significance value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender* | Female | 8.36 ± 4.30, 7.53 | p = 0.478 | |
Male | 8.91 ± 4.83, 8.40 | |||
Employment* | Employed | 8.43 ± 3.06, 8.18 | p = 0.366 | |
Unemployed | 8.52 ± 4.80, 7.55 | |||
Age | 18–45 | 10.17 ± 2.83, 9.87 | p = 0.509 | |
46–55 | 8.92 ± 4.36, 7.54 | |||
56–65 | 7.60 ± 4.50, 6.18 | |||
More than 65 | 8.66 ± 4.56, 8.13 | |||
Ethnicity | East Indian | 8.35 ± 4.67, 6.78 | p = 0.510 | |
African | 8.57 ± 3.74, 8.21 | |||
Mixed (East Indian and African) | 8.09 ± 5.15, 9.37 | |||
Other | 6.66 ± 3.25, 6.54 | |||
Religion | Christian | 9.10 ± 5.11, 8.27 | p = 0.272 | |
Hindu | 7.56 ± 2.93, 6.71 | |||
Other | 7.61 ± 2.96, 8.00 | |||
Marital status | Married/ Co-habitant | 8.34 ± 4.13, 7.89 | p = 0.187 | |
Single | 9.49 ± 4.80, 8.78 | |||
Widowed/ Divorced/ Separated | 8.30 ± 4.71, 6.70 | |||
Education | None | 11.64 ± 6.51, 10.00 | Vs Primary school p = 0.044 | |
Primary school | 7.59 ± 3.11, 6.83 | |||
Secondary school | 8.66 ± 4.91, 8.00 | |||
University/ Tertiary level | 11.32 ± 5.78, 10.10 | |||
Income | Less than $6000 | 8.37 ± 3.93, 7.68 | p = 0.968 | |
$6000–10,000 | 8.94 ± 5.87, 8.00 | |||
More than $10,000 | 8.27 ± 3.73, 7.60 | |||
Health Centre | Health Centre 1 | 7.85 ± 3.21, 7.55 | Vs Health centre 4 p = 0.017 | |
Health Centre 2 | 6.14 ± 2.42, 5.93 | Vs Health Centre 4 p < 0.001 | ||
Health Centre 3 | 8.61 ± 3.06, 8.37 | Vs Health Centre 2 p = 0.001 | ||
Health Centre 4 | 11.39 ± 6.30, 9.63 | |||
Medical problems to discuss | 0 | 9.13 ± 7.67, 6.72 | p = 0.568 | |
1 | 8.16 ± 3.50, 8.07 | |||
2 | 8.25 ± 4.19, 7.10 | |||
More than 2 | 9.03 ± 4.93, 8.60 | |||
Number of consultation interruptions | 0 | 7.96 ± 3.72, 7.41 | Vs 2 p = 0.032 | |
1 | 9.97 ± 5.75, 9.17 | |||
2 | 12.58 ± 7.37, 11.17 | |||
More than 2 | 10.11 ± 6.27, 8.40 | |||
Number of medications used | 1 | 8.38 ± 4.50, 7.00 | p = 0.712 | |
2 | 8.83 ± 3.69, 8.37 | |||
3 | 8.25 ± 3.81, 7.75 | |||
4 | 7.86 ± 3.82, 6.52 | |||
More than 4 | 8.97 ± 5.50, 8.33 | |||
General health rating | Poor | 8.61 ± 1.87, 9.00 | p = 0.072 | |
Fair | 9.18 ± 4.25, 8.00 | |||
Good | 8.27 ± 4.66, 7.04 | |||
Very good | 8.55 ± 4.84, 7.25 | |||
Excellent | 5.50 ± 2.74, 5.20 | |||
Doctor familiarity | Not at all | 8.16 ± 3.71, 8.02 | p = 0.380 | |
Somewhat | 7.98 ± 3.97, 7.40 | |||
Well | 8.84 ± 5.69, 6.49 | |||
Very well | 9.69 ± 4.79, 8.78 | |||