Table 4.

Mean enablement score and duration of consultation by ‘needs’ category

Focus of self-reported consultation ‘need’	n (PEI)	Mean PEI score (SD)	Mean (SD) duration (min)
Biomedical	1342	6.9	16.8
Social	62	6.3	16.9
Psychological	98	6.6	17.7
Complex	644	5.7	15.2
Administrative	196	4.5	9.8
Total	2342	6.43 (4.1)	15.8 (4.3)

'needs' categories are as defined by Howie et al [3].