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. 2007 Dec;16(6):462–468. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2006.020172

Table 2 Out‐of‐hours Patient Questionnaire: item completion of 15 attitudinal items which were not management‐specific or global assessments.

Very poor n (%) Poor n (%) Acceptable n (%) Good n (%) Excellent n (%) N/A n (%) Missing n (%) Total N
How do you rate the time it took for your call to be answered? 4 (0.7) 11 (1.9) 112 (19.6) 207 (36.3) 229 (40.2) 7 (1.2) 570
Please rate the helpfulness of the call operator 2 (0.4) 9 (1.6) 68 (11.9) 246 (43.2) 235 (41.2) 10 (1.8) 570
Please rate the extent to which you felt the call operator listened to you 2 (0.4) 14 (2.5) 64 (11.2) 215 (37.7) 221 (38.8) 54 (9.5) 570
How do you rate the time it took for a health professional to call you back? 7 (1.5) 32 (6.8) 108 (22.9) 137 (29.0) 157 (33.3) 31 (6.6) 472*
How do you rate the length of your consultation with the health professional? 14 (2.5) 23 (4.0) 116 (20.4) 223 (39.1) 170 (29.8) 24 (4.2) 570
Rate the thoroughness of the consultation 18 (3.2) 22 (3.9) 75 (13.2) 228 (40.0) 201 (35.3) 6 (1.1) 20 (3.5) 570
Rate the accuracy of the diagnosis 15 (2.6) 24 (4.2) 72 (12.6) 211 (37.0) 189 (33.2) 30 (5.3) 29 (5.1) 570
Rate the treatment you were given 23 (4.0) 19 (3.3) 61 (10.7) 175 (30.7) 168 (29.5) 87 (15.3) 37 (6.5) 570
Rate the advice and information you were given 20 (3.5) 33 (5.8) 63 (11.1) 229 (40.2) 196 (34.4) 10 (1.8) 19 (3.3) 570
Rate the warmth of the health professional's manner 20 (3.5) 15 (2.6) 75 (13.2) 186 (32.6) 251 (44.0) 6 (1.1) 17 (3.0) 570
Rate the extent to which you felt listened to 20 (3.5) 27 (4.7) 65 (11.4) 204 (35.8) 236 (41.4) 4 (0.7) 14 (2.5) 570
Rate the extent to which you felt things were explained to you 20 (3.5) 28 (4.9) 65 (11.4) 208 (36.5) 217 (38.1) 13 (2.3) 19 (3.3) 570
Rate the respect you were shown 19 (3.3) 15 (2.6) 59 (10.4) 190 (33.3) 268 (47.0) 5 (0.9) 14 (2.5) 570
Definitely not n (%) Possibly not n (%) Not sure n (%) Yes, possibly n (%) Yes, definitely n (%) Missing n (%) Total N
Do you think the out‐of‐hours service knew enough about your medical history? 61 (10.7) 129 (22.6) 204 (35.8) 104 (18.2) 60 (10.5) 12 (2.1) 570
Yes, I was happy n (%) No, I should have had a home visit n (%) No, I should have been seen at a treatment centre n (%) No, I should have been given advice on the telephone n (%) Other (specify) n (%) Missing n (%) Total N
Were you happy with [the management offered]? 408 (71.6) 33 (5.8) 6 (1.1) 7 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 116 (20.4) 570 (100.0)

*Denominator varies since not all patients received a health professional call back.

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