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. 2014 Jun 3;12(1):9. doi: 10.1186/1617-9625-12-9

Table 2.

Number and length of calls

  Total
Proactive
Reactive
p-value
N = 586 npro= 303 nre= 283
Number of calls
 
 
 
 
Mean (SD)
3.2 (4.6)
4.3 (4.7)
2.1 (4.3)
< .001*
Median (q1-q3)
2.0 (1.0-3.0)
3.0 (2.0-5.0)
2.0 (1.0-2.0)
< .001
Range
1-70
1-40
1-70
 
1 call (%, n/N)
34 (198/586)
19 (57/303)
50 (141/283)
< .001
2 calls
31 (182/586)
27 (81/303)
36 (101/283)
3 calls
11 (67/586)
15 (47/303)
7 (20/283)
Number of calls, 3 groups (%, n/N)
 
 
 
 
≤ 2
65 (380/586)
45 (138/303)
85 (242/283)
< .001
3-6
25 (145/586)
37 (111/303)
12 (34/283)
≥ 7
10 (61/586)
18 (54/303)
3 (7/283)
Total length of calls (minutes)
 
 
 
 
Mean (SD)
47.9 (58.3)
60.1 (65.7)
34.8 (45.8)
< .001*
Median (q1-q3)
31.0 (20.7-52.0)
38.0 (24.0-71.0)
27.0 (18.0-38.0)
< .001
Range
5-707
6-591
5-707
 
Length of first call (minutes):
 
 
 
 
Mean (SD)
25.1 (10.7)
25.2 (10.7)
25.0 (10.9)
.859*
Median (q1-q3)
23.0 (17.0-31.0)
23.0 (18.0-31.0)
23.0 (17.0-31.0)
.820
Range
5-75
6-60
5-75
 
Length of second call (minutes)
(N = 389)
(n = 246)
(n = 143)
 
Mean (SD)
8.6 (9.5)
9.6 (9.7)
6.8 (8.9)
.004*
Median (q1-q3)
6.0 (1.0-13.0)
8.0 (2.0-14.3)
2.0 (0.0-12.0)
.001
Range 0-61 0-61 0-40  

*Statistical significant difference between proactive and reactive service tested with t-test.

Statistical significant difference between proactive and reactive service tested with Mann–Whitney U-test.

Statistical significant difference between proactive and reactive service tested with chi-square test.