Table 3.
Patient and Physician Perveived Urgency of the 11 Scenarios (Percent Values)
| Scenario | Urgent | Soon | Later | P-Values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Point MWU* | 3-Point MWU† | ||||
| Wheeze | |||||
| Pt | 99.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.088 | 0.543 |
| MD | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Pharyngitis | |||||
| Pt | 86.3 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 0.377 | 0.188 |
| MD | 93.5 | 4.3 | 2.2 | ||
| Ankle | |||||
| Pt | 81.0 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 0.773 | 0.354 |
| MD | 86.7 | 13.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Lump | |||||
| Pt | 63.0 | 33.2 | 3.8 | 0.022 | 0.281 |
| MD | 54.3 | 41.3 | 4.3 | ||
| Rash | |||||
| Pt | 78.1 | 19.0 | 2.8 | <0.001 | 0.151 |
| MD | 67.4 | 32.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Back | |||||
| Pt | 63.6 | 31.2 | 5.3 | 0.018 | 0.151 |
| MD | 51.1 | 44.4 | 4.4 | ||
| Stomach | |||||
| Pt | 61.7 | 33.1 | 5.2 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| MD | 4.3 | 45.7 | 50.0 | ||
| Knee | |||||
| Pt | 22.0 | 50.0 | 28.0 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| MD | 0.0 | 15.2 | 84.8 | ||
| Diabetes | |||||
| Pt | 13.7 | 30.6 | 55.6 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| MD | 0.0 | 2.2 | 97.8 | ||
| Cholesterol | |||||
| Pt | 11.7 | 35.1 | 53.2 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| MD | 0.0 | 2.2 | 97.8 | ||
| Physical | |||||
| Pt | 2.0 | 11.4 | 86.5 | <0.001 | 0.079 |
| MD | 0.0 | 4.3 | 95.7 | ||
*
Five categories: that day, tomor, 3 to 5 days, 1 to 3 weeks, 1 to 3 months.
†
Three categories: urgent, today or tomor; soon, 3 to 5 days; later, 1 week or more.
Mann-Whitney U test; pt, patient.