Table 4 Use of information from consultation in care of index and subsequent patients
Survey question | All consultations number/respondents (%) | VC number/respondents (%) | TC number/respondents (%) | P value* VC vs. TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Use of information from the specialist to care for the index patient | ||||
All | 51/68 (75.0%) | 38/49 (77.6%) | 13/19 (68.4%) | 0.75 |
Some | 12/68 (17.7%) | 8/49 (16.3%) | 4/19 (21.1%) | |
None | 5/68 (7.4%) | 3/49 (6.1%) | 2/19 (10.5%) | |
Already used information from index consultation in care of other patients? | 16/68 (23.5%) | 12/49 (24.5%) | 4/19 (21.1%) | 0.78 |
If no, likely to use information in the future? | ||||
Somewhat – very likely (6–10 on 10 point Likert scale) | 18/52 (34.6%) | 14/37 (37.8%) | 4/15 (26.7%) | 0.15 |
Not very – not likely (1–5 on 10 point Likert scale) | 13/52 (25.0%) | 6/37 (18.9%) | 7/15 (46.7%) | |
Did not answer question | 21/52 (40.4%) | 17/37 (43.2%) | 5/15 (33. | |