Table 4.
Answers to the question why self-referred patients directly attended the ED
| Multiple choice answer | Number (%) | Appropriate (%) | Inappropriate (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients that answered this question | 1561 | 908 (58.2) | 653 (41.8) | |
| Takes less time | 437 (28.0) | 250 (27.5) | 187 (28.6) | 0.632 |
| Investigations necessary | 372 (23.8) | 246 (27.1) | 126 (19.3) | <0.001 |
| Symptoms too severe | 355 (22.7) | 227 (25.0) | 128 (19.6) | 0.012 |
| Not from the region | 258 (16.5) | 131 (14.4) | 127 (19.4) | 0.008 |
| GP not available | 145 (9.3) | 83 (9.1) | 62 (9.5) | 0.812 |
| GP could/would not see me | 130 (8.3) | 65 (7.2) | 65 (10.0) | 0.049* |
| No confidence in GP | 47 (3.0) | 30 (3.3) | 17 (2.6) | 0.424 |
| No GP | 20 (1.3) | 8 (0.9) | 12 (1.8) | 0.097 |
Patients could choose more than one answer
Number (%) number of patients that chose this answer (percentage), Appropriate (%) number of patients that chose this answer, whose visit was considered appropriate (percentage of patients with an appropriate visit that chose this answer), Inappropriate (%) number of patients that chose this answer, whose visit was considered inappropriate (percentage of patients with an inappropriate visit that chose this answer)
The data in italics represent signifant P-values *After applying the Benjamini-Hochberg method, this P value is no longer significant