Table 2.
Specialists’ Ratings of Timeliness, Complexity, and Appropriateness of Referrals
| Rating | n |
|---|---|
| Timeliness* | |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 81 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 |
| Complexity† | |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 32 |
| 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 |
| Appropriateness‡ | |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 24 |
| 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 24 |
n = 94 (although 95 Specialist Postreferral Questionnaires were returned, one specialist failed to respond to this question.) Ratings based on a 9-point scale where 1 indicates clearly premature; 5, timely; and 9, clearly delayed.
n = 95. Ratings base on a 9-point scale where 1 indicates extremely simple; 5, average complexity; and 9, extremely complex.
n = 95. Ratings based on a 9-point scale where 1 indicates highly inappropriate; 5, possibly appropriate; and 9, highly appropriate.