Table 4.
Comparison of referrer and specialist opinions about the benefits and satisfaction with the system.
| Question | Referrer | Specialist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did the advice improve patient management? | Yes | No | Unknown | Yes | No | Unknown |
| 79% | 6% | 15% | 45% | 3% | 52% | |
| Was there any educational benefit to the referrer? | Average rating 2.94a | Average rating 3.20a | ||||
| What is your satisfaction with the system? | Average 7.61b | Average 6.63b | ||||
| Is there benefit in having access to specialized medicine in a low-resource setting? | Average 8.27b | Average 8.04b | ||||
| Are referrers isolated in their practice? | Average 6.76b | Average 7.21b | ||||
aScale 1 = no, 2 = a little, 3 = moderately, 4 = a lot.
bAverage rating: scale from 0 = not happy at all to 10 = extremely happy with it.