Table 1.
Argentina | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Mexico | Uruguay | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 350) | (n = 381) | (n = 348) | (n = 363) | (n = 365) | (n = 353) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 106 (30.3) | 161 (42.3) | 182 (52.3) | 237 (65.3) | 202 (55.3) | 161 (45.6) |
Female | 244 (69.7) | 220 (57.7) | 166 (47.7) | 126 (34.7) | 163 (44.7) | 191 (54.1) |
Age | ||||||
24–35 years | 78 (22.3) | 104 (27.3) | 133 (38.2) | 189 (52.1) | 38 (10.4) | 60 (17.0) |
36–50 years | 160 (45.7) | 155 (40.7) | 126 (36.2) | 94 (25.9) | 139 (38.1) | 166 (47.0) |
>50 years | 112 (32.0) | 118 (31.0) | 89 (25.6) | 78 (21.5) | 188 (51.5) | 121 (34.3) |
Care level | ||||||
Primary care | 157 (44.9) | 109 (28.6) | 141 (40.5) | 118 (32.5) | 156 (42.7) | 109 (30.9) |
Secondary care | 193 (55.1) | 272 (71.4) | 207 (59.5) | 245 (67.5) | 209 (57.3) | 244 (69.1) |
Years working in the centre | ||||||
Less than 1 year | 47 (13.4) | 73 (19.2) | 117 (33.6) | 120 (33.1) | 27 (7.4) | 35 (9.9) |
From 1 to 3 years | 61 (17.4) | 112 (29.4) | 61 (17.5) | 98 (27.0) | 40 (11.0) | 54 (15.3) |
More than 3 years | 242 (69.1) | 196 (51.4) | 170 (48.9) | 145 (39.9) | 298 (81.6) | 264 (74.8) |
Type of contract | ||||||
Stable | 267 (77.0) | 292 (76.6) | 129 (37.7) | 73 (20.5) | 295 (81.0) | 258 (73.1) |
Temporary | 80 (23.1) | 89 (23.4) | 213 (62.3) | 283 (79.5) | 69 (19.0) | 83 (23.5) |
Contracted hours per week | ||||||
<20 h | 54 (15.4) | 165 (43.3) | 34 (9.8) | 41 (11.3) | 2 (0.6) | 203 (57.5) |
20–40 h | 279 (79.7) | 187 (49.1) | 173 (49.7) | 119 (32.8) | 351 (96.2) | 118 (33.4) |
>40 h | 17 (4.9) | 29 (7.6) | 141 (40.5) | 203 (55.9) | 11 (3.3) | 32 (9.1) |
Working in private sector | ||||||
Yes | 119 (34.0) | 211 (55.4) | 200 (57.5) | 131 (36.1) | 178 (48.8) | 306 (86.7) |
No | 231 (66.0) | 170 (44.6) | 148 (42.5) | 230 (63.4) | 186 (51.0) | 42 (11.9) |
Time per patient | ||||||
Primary care | ||||||
15 min or less | 68 (43.3) | 54 (49.5) | 103 (73.1) | 6 (5.1) | 9 (5.8) | 88 (80.7) |
More than 15 min | 89 (56.7) | 55 (50.5) | 38 (27.0) | 112 (94.9) | 145 (94.2) | 19 (17.4) |
Secondary care | ||||||
15 min or less | 102 (52.8) | 215 (79.3) | 123 (60.0) | 75 (31.1) | 37 (19.2) | 198 (81.2) |
More than 15 min | 64 (33.2) | 56 (20.7) | 82 (40.0) | 166 (68.9) | 156 (80.8) | 46 (18.9) |
Enough time for clinical coordination during consultationa | ||||||
Yes | 107 (30.6) | 139 (36.5) | 49 (14.1) | 61 (16.8) | 95 (26.0) | 137 (38.8) |
No | 234 (66.9) | 236 (61.9) | 298 (85.6) | 302 (83.2) | 259 (71.0) | 191 (54.1) |
Knows doctors of the other level of careb | ||||||
Primary care | 49 (31.2) | 13 (11.9) | 14 (9.9) | 9 (7.6) | 18 (11.5) | 69 (63.3) |
Secondary care | 65 (33.7) | 29 (10.7) | 19 (9.2) | 17 (6.9) | 24 (11.5) | 180 (73.8) |
Total | 114 (32.6) | 42 (11.0) | 33 (9.5) | 26 (7.2) | 42 (11.5) | 249 (70.5) |
Trust in the clinical skills of doctors of the other level of careb | ||||||
Primary care | 127 (80.9) | 74 (67.9) | 118 (83.7) | 98 (83.0) | 123 (78.8) | 98 (89.9) |
Secondary care | 139 (72.0) | 123 (45.2) | 64 (30.9) | 106 (43.3) | 59 (28.2) | 191 (78.3) |
Total | 266 (76.0) | 197 (51.7) | 182 (52.3) | 204 (56.2) | 182 (49.9) | 289 (81.9) |
Knowledge of the referral and reply letter mechanism | ||||||
Primary care | ||||||
Yes | 154 (98.1) | 85 (78.0) | 141 (100.0) | 118 (100.0) | 155 (99.4) | 55 (50.5) |
No | 3 (1.9) | 24 (22.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 52 (47.7) |
Secondary care | ||||||
Yes | 171 (88.6) | 149 (54.8) | 207 (100.0) | 245 (100.0) | 206 (98.6) | 119 (48.8) |
No | 21 (10.9) | 115 (42.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.4) | 118 (48.4) |
Yes: always, very often; No: sometimes, rarely, never.
Categories were grouped into; yes= always and very often; No =sometimes, rarely, never. Here the results for the first category (yes) are shown.