Table 5 Comparison of variables between patients who visited the GP before and who did not visit the GP before PED visit
Variables | Did you visit your GP before visiting the PED? | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | |||
How urgent do you think your child’s health condition is? | Very urgent | 13 (5.2) | 45 (11.1) | < 0,001 |
Urgent | 167 (66.5) | 191 (47.0) | ||
Semi-urgent (normal) | 61 (24.3) | 148 (36,5) | ||
Not urgent | 10 (4.0) | 22 (5,4) | ||
Did you take action to address your child’s health problems before visiting the PED? | No | 21 (8.4) | 75 (18.5) | 0,005 |
Medication | 97 (38.7) | 134 (33.0) | ||
Cold-hot application | 35 (13,9) | 45 (11.1) | ||
Medication and cold-hot application | 38 (15.1) | 48 (11.8) | ||
Other | 60 (23.9) | 104 (25.6) | ||
Are you satisfied with the care your child received in the PED? | Yes | 136 (54.2) | 210 (51.7) | 0.377 |
No | 37 (14.7) | 50 (12.3) | ||
Partially | 78 (31.1) | 146 (36.0) | ||
To what extent do you trust the PED? | Trust a lot | 21 (8.4) | 18 (4.4) | 0.246 |
Trust | 119 (47.4) | 212 (52.2) | ||
Undecided | 80 (31.8) | 119 (29.3) | ||
Do not trust | 28 (11.2) | 51 (12.6) | ||
Do not trust at all | 3 (1.2) | 6 (1.5) | ||
What is your level of satisfaction with the PED? | Very satisfied | 16 (6.4) | 22 (5,4) | 0.938 |
Satisfied | 126 (50.2) | 212 (52.2) | ||
Undecided | 73 (29.1) | 112 (27.6) | ||
Dissatisfied | 32 (12.7) | 51 (12,6) | ||
Very dissatisfied | 4 (1.6) | 9 (2.2) | ||
Would you visit the PED again if your child have the same condition in the future? | Yes | 140 (55.8) | 272 (67.0) | 0,012 |
No | 52 (20.7) | 69 (17.0) | ||
Partially | 59 (23.5) | 65 (16.0) | ||
How you trust in family health centres? | Trust a lot | 16 (6.4) | 12 (3.0) | < 0,001 |
I trust | 178 (70.9) | 202 (49.8) | ||
Undecided | 46 (18.3) | 137 (33.7) | ||
I do not trust | 8 (3.2) | 41 (10.1) | ||
I do not trust them at all | 3 (1.2) | 14 (3.4) | ||
What is your level of satisfaction with family health centres? | Very satisfied | 22 (8.8) | 14 (3.4) | < 0,001 |
Satisfied | 178 (70.9) | 198 (48.8) | ||
Undecided | 38 (15.1) | 145 (35.7) | ||
Dissatisfied | 12 (4.8) | 40 (9.9) | ||
Very dissatisfied | 1 (0.4) | 9 (2.2) | ||
How effective do you find it in managing your child’s health problem when you visit family health centres instead of visiting the ED? | Very effective | 18 (7.2) | 17 (4.2) | < 0,001 |
Effective | 178 (70.9) | 199 (49.0) | ||
I am not sure | 36 (14.3) | 124 (30.5) | ||
Ineffective | 14 (5.6) | 57 (14.0) | ||
Not effective at all | 5 (2.0) | 9 (2.2) | ||
Do you believe that your child’s health problem would be solved if you went to the GP for a health examination? | Yes | 115 (45.8) | 123 (30.3) | < 0,001 |
No | 37 (14.7) | 111 (27.3) | ||
Partially | 99 (39.5) | 172 (42.4) | ||
How much do you know about services offered by family health centres? | I am very knowledgeable | 12 (4.8) | 20 (4.9) | 0.001 |
I am knowledgeable | 165 (65.7) | 202 (49.7) | ||
I am not sure | 32 (12.7) | 88 (21.7) | ||
I have limited experience | 40 (15.9) | 86 (21.2) | ||
I do not have any information | 2 (0.8) | 10 (2.5) | ||