Table 1 Patient’s characteristics and type of consultations (n = 1822)
From: Validation of the generic medical interview satisfaction scale: the G-MISS questionnaire
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 922 (49) |
Male | 900 (51) |
Age | |
18–23 years | 419 (23) |
24–33 years | 476 (26) |
34–47 years | 449 (25) |
48–75 years | 478 (26) |
Type of consultation | |
General practice | 505 (28) |
Medical Specialties | 615 (34) |
Anesthesia | 150 (8) |
Cardiology | 137 (8) |
Dermatology | 77 (4) |
Gastroenterology | 80 (4) |
Neurology | 34 (2) |
Pulmonology | 74 (4) |
Rheumatology | 63 (4) |
Surgical Specialties | 702 (38) |
Cardiac and thoracic | 40 (2) |
ENT | 43 (2) |
Gynecology | 133 (7) |
Maxillofacial | 35 (2) |
Neurosurgery | 28 (2) |
Ophthalmology | 80 (4) |
Orthopedic | 132 (7) |
Plastic | 86 (4) |
Urologic | 44 (2) |
Vascular | 35 (2) |
Visceral | 46 (2) |
BMI | |
Underweight | 84 (5) |
Normal | 1299 (71) |
Overweight | 382 (21) |
Obese | 57 (3) |
Tobacco | |
Yes | 677 (37) |
No | 1145 (63) |
Consultation duration | |
< = 5 min | 223 (12) |
10 min | 477 (26) |
15 min | 481 (26) |
20 min | 348 (19) |
25 min | 205 (11) |
> = 30 min | 88 (5) |
Emergency | |
Yes | 451 (25) |
No | 1371 (75) |
Number of consultation in the last 6 months | |
None | 283 (16) |
< 5 | 949 (52) |
5–10 | 438 (24) |
> 10 | 152 (8) |
Hospitalization in the last 6 months | |
Yes | 378 (21) |
No | 1444 (79) |
Long course treatment | |
Yes | 598 (33) |
No | 1224 (67) |
Educational level | |
Primary | 24 (1) |
Secondary | 303 (17) |
Bachelor | 775 (43) |
Master or above | 720 (39) |
Employment | |
Without | 410 (22) |
Technician | 254 (14) |
Agent | 254 (14) |
Senior | 265 (15) |
Licensed professional | 139 (8) |
Retired | 152 (8) |
Other | 347 (19) |