Table 3.
Summary of Responses and Practice Pattern Variables Collected across Three Sites
| Hospital 1 | Hospital 2 | Hospital 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Response rate (n (%)) | 181 (79) | 294 (76) | 157 (83) |
| Forms excluded from analyses because of incomplete or illegible data (n (%)) | 3 (2) | 13 (4) | 3 (2) |
| Patient visits per hour* | 1.1±0.4 (0.3–3.1) |
1.8±0.5 (0.7–3.6) |
1.7±0.4 (0.8–2.7) |
| % of patients seen exclusively for a “chest” condition** | 86.0±37.8 (0.0–100.0) |
97.0±29.2 (0.0–100.0) |
93.0±14.0 (29.0–100.0) |
| Number of new referrals each hour** | 0.1±0.3 (0.0–1.2) |
0.3±0.4 (0.0–2.0) |
0.3±0.4 (0.0–1.1) |
| % of patient visits classified as “screens”* | 13.2±16.8 (0.0–83.3) |
26.5±19.5 (0.0–100.0) |
30.2±18.1 (0.0–72.7) |
| % of patient visits classified as “singles”* | 82.0±20.2 (16.7–100.0) |
70.7±19.7 (0.0–100.0) |
67.2±18.4 (0.0–100.0) |
| % of patient visits classified as “doubles”* | 0.0±0.0 (0.0–66.7) |
0.0±0.0 (0.0–50.0) |
0.0±0.0 (0.0–85.7) |
| % of total working hours spent with patients* | 78.0±18.6 (13.3–100.0) |
87.8±8.9 (37.5–100.0) |
85.6±8.3 (56.7–100.0) |
| % staff completing unpaid overtime*** | 3.4 | 18.9 | 7.8 |
See Table 1 for definition of “patient visits,” “screens,” “singles,” and “doubles.”
*
Comparisons performed using one-way ANOVA; data are presented as mean±SD (min–max).
**
Comparisons performed using Kruskal-Wallis test; data are presented as median±interquartile range (min–max).
***
Comparison performed using chi-squared one-variable test.