Table 1 Characteristics of participants per out-of-hours service setting
N = 200 (100%)** | Initial telephone contact point n = 130 (65.5%) | Joint counter (Emergency department, outpatient emergency care service) n = 69 (34.5%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
Between 18 and 29 | 22 (16.8) | 8 (11.6) |
Between 30 and 49 | 30 (22.9) | 14 (20.3) |
50 and older | 76 (58.0) | 46 (66.7) |
No answer | 3 (2.3) | 1 (1.4) |
Sex | ||
Female | 82 (63.1) | 66 (95.7) |
Male | 45 (34.6) | 2 (2.9) |
No answer | 3 (2.3) | 1 (1.4) |
Professional qualification | ||
Physician | 0 | 1 (1.4) |
Nurse | 10 (7.6) | 3 (3.4) |
Practice assistant | 45 (34.4) | 53 (76.8) |
Emergency paramedic | 31 (23.7) | 2 (2.9) |
Other | 28 (21.4) | 6 (8.7) |
No answer | 17 (13.0) | 4 (5.8) |
Employment contract | ||
Full-time (75–100%) | 60 (45.8) | 29 (42.0) |
Part-time (50%) | 20 (15.4) | 10 (14.5) |
Part-time (25%) | 0 | 2 (2.9) |
Temporary employment | 37 (28.2) | 24 (34.8) |
Other | 9 (6.9) | 0 |
No answer | 5 (3.8) | 4 (5.8) |
Professional experience | ||
between less than one year and two years | 38 (29.9) | 13 (18.8) |
between two and four years | 19 (14.5) | 6 (8.7) |
between four and five years | 6 (4.6) | 2 (2.9) |
more than four years | 66 (50.4) | 46 (66.7) |
No answer | 2 (1.5) | 2 (2.9) |
Use of SmED | ||
every second patient | 42 (32.1) | 23 (33.3) |
every third patient | 36 (27.5) | 8 (11.6) |
every fourth patient | 11 (8.4) | 2 (2.9) |
every fifth patient | 5 (3.8) | 2 (2.9) |
I don't know | 35 (26.7) | 29 (42.0) |
No answer | 2 (1.5) | 5 (7.2) |