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Table 1 Referring clinician satisfaction with conventional clinical neurophysiology

From: Formative evaluation of a telemedicine model for delivering clinical neurophysiology services part II: The referring clinician and patient perspective

Referring Clinician Survey Part I

SATISFACTION WITH CONVENTIONAL CN

Total

Which aspect of clinical neurophysiology testing would you be more likely to avail of?

 

EEG

EMG/NCS

EP

  

9

5

0

 

14

Where are your patients referred to for CN investigation?

 

Dublin

Galway

Dublin/Galway

Other

 

5

3

4

0

12

What is the average waiting time for CN testing experienced by your patients?

 

< 1 wk

1 wk - 1 mth

1 - 3 mth

> 3 mth

 

0

0

6

7

13

What proportion of previous referrals were helpful in the management of patients?

 

< 25%

25% - 50%

50% - 75%

> 75%

 

1

2

4

5

12

Are CN reports readily available at the patient's follow-up appointment with you?

 

Yes

No

   

4

7

  

11

Does lack of a local service influence your decision to refer patients for CN investigation?

 

Never

Sometimes

Always

  

1

10

2

 

13

Because there is no local service, do you refer patients to other specialist consultants in preference to sending them for CN investigation?

 

Yes

No

   

8

4

  

12

Do you routinely send patients for an MRI/CT before referring them for an EEG?

 

Yes

No

   

8

5

  

13

Does the lack of a local CN service impact negatively on patient management?

 

Yes

No

   

11

0

  

11