Table 5.
Healthcare system related descriptors and clinical inertia.
| Variables | Total (n = 543) |
Clinical Inertia (n = 224) |
Without Clinical Inertia (n = 319) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average duration of examination, Median (Range) | 15 (5–45) | 15 (5–45) | 15 (5–40) | 0.524 |
| Agreed goal of treatment, n (%) | 0.365 | |||
| No Yes |
24 (4.6%) 499 (95.4%) |
12 (5.6%) 203 (94.4%) |
12 (3.9%) 296 (96.1%) |
|
| Predefined visit plan, n (%) | 0.854 | |||
| No Yes |
92 (17.7%) 429 (82.3%) |
37 (17.3%) 177 (82.7%) |
55 (17.9%) 252 (82.1%) |
|
| Presence of counseling unit, n (%) | 0.597 | |||
| No Yes |
294 (56.0%) 231 (44.0%) |
118 (54.6%) 98 (45.4%) |
176 (57.0%) 133 (43.0%) |
|
| Existence patient registry, n (%) | 0.926 | |||
| No Yes |
54 (10.5%) 459 (89.5%) |
22 (10.4%) 190 (89.6%) |
32 (10.6%) 269 (89.4%) |
|
| Special Medical record (counseling unit/preventive center), n (%) | 0.387 | |||
| No Yes |
180 (35.3%) 330 (64.7%) |
78 (37.5%) 130 (62.5%) |
102 (33.8%) 200 (66.2%) |
|
| For further treatment adjustment patients are referred to specialist unit at primary health center, n (%) | 0.956 | |||
| No Yes |
346 (67.4%) 167 (32.6%) |
140 (67.3%) 68 (32.7%) |
206 (67.5%) 99 (32.5%) |
|
| For further treatment adjustment patients are referred to Clinical Hospital Center, n (%) | 0.019 | |||
| No Yes |
319 (62.2%) 194 (37.8%) |
142 (68.3%) 66 (31.7%) |
177 (58.0%) 128 (42.0%) |
|
| For further treatment adjustment patients are referred to University Clinical Center of Serbia, n (%) |
0.453 | |||
| No Yes |
328 (63.9%) 185 (36.1%) |
137 (65.9%) 71 (34.1%) |
191 (62.6%) 114 (37.4%) |
|
| For further treatment adjustment patients are referred to counseling units, n (%) | 0.685 | |||
| No Yes |
345 (67.3%) 168 (32.7%) |
142 (68.3%) 66 (31.7%) |
203 (66.6%) 102 (33.4%) |