Table 4.
Description of time intervals by referral.
| Variable | Dental Referral (GDP) n = 35 |
Medical Referral (GP) n = 66 |
Others Referring n = 80 |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total interval (days) | 157.10 (103.92, 210.28) | 166.16 (131.02, 201.30) | 154.67 (115.00,194.34) | 0.59 |
| Patient interval (days) | 42.45 (21.29, 63.60) | 83.40 (40.08, 120.72) | 34.88 (21.98, 47.78) | 0.23 |
| Primary care interval (days) | 50.87 (11.33.90.41) | 23.79 (8.35,39.22) | 5.07 (0.67, 9.48) | 0.02 * |
| Prereferral interval (days) | 94.00 (50.97, 137.03) | 109.42 (68.59, 150.25) | 60.88 (31.57, 90.18) | 0.05 * |
(GDP: General Dental Practitioner; GP: General Medical Practitioner; Others referring: Healthcare professional outside the National Health Service Primary Care network.) (*) p ≤ 0.05).