Table 1.
Sample and consultation characteristics (n = 171)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Level of education | |
| Some secondary school | 10 (5.4) |
| Secondary school | 88 (51.6) |
| Technical college | 28 (16.3) |
| University | 30 (17.9) |
| Postgraduate qualification | 15 (8.7) |
| Employment status | |
| Working full‐time | 60 (35.4) |
| Retired | 51 (30.2) |
| Unemployed | 30 (17.4) |
| Working part‐time | 25 (14.3) |
| Student | 5 (2.6) |
| Consultation agenda items | |
| Physical | 138 (80.4) |
| Psychological/emotional | 12 (7.1) |
| Health promotion | 11 (6.1) |
| Administrative | 6 (3.8) |
| Social/domestic | 4 (2.6) |
| New: requiring treatment | 104 (61.1)* |
| Established: new/Δ treatment | 66 (38.9)* |
| Established: review only | 35 (21.0)* |
*
At least one agenda item.