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. 2016 May 5;48(10):632–641. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2015.12.002

Table 2.

Characteristics of video recorded interviews.

Interviews Total Preceptors Resident physicians p-Value Test
N = 436
n (%)
N = 207
n (%)
N = 229
n (%)
Gender of patient
 Female 253 (58) 122 (58.9) 131 (57.2)
 Male 183 (42) 85 (41.1) 98 (42.8) 0.77 χ2



Presence of another person during interview
 Yes 140 (32.1) 61 (29.5) 79 (34.5)
 No 296 (67.9) 146 (70.5) 150 (65.5) 0.3 χ2



Type of problem
 Acute 266 (61) 135 (65.2) 131(57.2) 0.95 χ2
 Chronic 170 (39) 72 (34.8) 98 (42.8)



Type of visit
 First 128 (29.4) 49 (23.7) 79 (34.5)
 Follow up 308 (70.6) 158 (76.3) 150 (65.5) 0.015* χ2
Number of interviews per professional (mean ± sd) 2.41 ± 1.11 2.36 ± 1.11 2.44 ± 1.11 0.439 t
Number of reasons for consultation (mean ± sd) 1.8 ± 0.7 1.7 ± 0.7 1.8 ± 0.7 0.33 t



Duration of consultation (in minutes)
 Total duration (mean ± sd) 8.8 ± 3.9 8.8 ± 3.8 8.9 ± 4.1 0.609
 median 8 8 8
 Exploratory phase (mean ± sd) 2.8 ± 2.2 3.0 ± 2.6 2.6 ± 1.9 0.105 t
 median 2.2 2.3 2.0
 Resolutive phase (mean ± sd) 5.0 ± 2.9 4.8 ± 2.6 5.1 ± 3.2 0.218
 median 4.5 4.3 4.7 t
*

p < 0.05.