Table 2.

Survey questions on unnecessary treatments prior to diagnosis and resource utilization.

Question	Full sample (n = 35), n (%)
Unnecessary treatment/procedure before diagnosis
Yes	24 (69%)
No	11 (31%)
Time since the last ED visit†
<A week	1 (3%)
<A year	9 (26%)
>A year	24 (71%)
Time spent in ED before meeting doctor
10–30 min	8 (23%)
30–60 min	11 (31%)
>60 min	16 (46%)

ED, emergency department. ^†One participant did not respond to this question (n = 34).