Table 3.
Distribution of participants’ consultation features (n = 332).
| Time for a New Patient | Time for a Returning Patient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time (minutes) | n | % | Time (minutes) | n | % |
| <30 | 11 | 3.3 | <30 | 28 | 8.4 |
| 30–45 | 173 | 52.1 | 30–45 | 228 | 68.7 |
| 46–60 | 137 | 41.3 | 46–60 | 76 | 22.9 |
| >60 | 11 | 3.3 | >60 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fee first visit | Fee following visit | ||||
| Fee (EUR) | n | % | Fee (EUR) | n | % |
| <41 | 8 | 2.4 | <41 | 12 | 3.6 |
| 41–50 | 139 | 41.9 | 41–50 | 156 | 47.0 |
| 51–60 | 142 | 42.8 | 51–60 | 132 | 39.8 |
| 61–70 | 31 | 9.3 | 61–70 | 22 | 6.6 |
| 71–80 | 7 | 2.1 | 71–80 | 7 | 2.1 |
| >80 | 5 | 1.5 | >80 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Number of clinical working days/week | Number of patient consultations/week | ||||
| Days | n | % | Patients | n | % |
| 1 | 10 | 3.0 | ≤15 | 46 | 13.9 |
| 2 | 10 | 3.0 | 16–25 | 53 | 16.0 |
| 3 | 36 | 10.8 | 26–35 | 76 | 22.9 |
| 4 | 85 | 25.6 | 36–45 | 56 | 16.9 |
| 5 | 176 | 53.0 | 46–55 | 50 | 15.1 |
| 6 | 15 | 4.5 | >56 | 51 | 15.4 |
| Average waiting time for first consultation | |||||
| Variable | n | % | |||
| Same day | 13 | 3.9 | |||
| Next working day | 46 | 13.9 | |||
| Within 2–7 working days | 188 | 56.6 | |||
| Within 8–14 working days | 56 | 16.9 | |||
| Between 2–4 weeks | 21 | 6.3 | |||
| >1 Month | 8 | 2.4 | |||