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. 2012 Oct 11;12:109. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-109

Table 7.

Types of case-management problems, in detail

N=714
n
%
Case-management problems related to …    
referral to hospital
42
5.8
   referral delayed
16
2.2
   referral pattern/destination wrong
3
0.4
   transport not “medicalised”
23
3.2
establishing the diagnosis/monitoring
170
23.9
   initial diagnosis delayed
22
3.1
   examination unsatisfactory
42
5.9
   history taking unsatisfactory
15
2.1
   diagnosis wrong
20
2.8
   diagnosis incomplete
7
1.0
   monitoring insufficient
64
9.0
treatment
250
35.0
   treatment delayed
77
10.8
   drug missing
39
5.5
   drug overdosed
4
0.6
   drug underdosed
21
2.9
   drug unnecessary
28
3.9
   drug wrong/not ideal
12
1.7
   procedure missing
21
2.9
   procedure carried out unsatisfactorily
25
3.5
   procedure wrong
11
1.5
   other
12
1.7
management of hospital
136
19.2
   lack of cleanliness
9
1.3
   staff not available
7
1.0
   documentation insufficient
55
7.7
   information flow unsatisfactory
12
1.7
   equipment, supplies insufficient
14
2.0
   financial arrangements unsatisfactory
19
2.7
   other
20
2.8
interacting with the patient or her family
98
13.7
   insufficient provision of information to the patient
47
6.6
   lack of friendliness and support for the patient
33
4.6
   not achieving compliance of the patient
18
2.5
other
18
2.6
   delay (unspecified)
4
0.6
   other 14 2.0