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Table 5 Differences in satisfaction between healthcare professionals already working before versus employed after the CLP service was established

From: Quality assessment of a consultation-liaison psychiatry service

 

To a very large degree

To a large degree

To some degree

Low degree or Not at all

p

      

Employed

Employed

Employed

Employed

 

Employed before

Employed after

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

1qrt

median

3qrt

1qrt

median

3qrt

Referral process

11

13

< 3

NA

47

55

20

51

22

26

15

38

6

7

< 3

NA

0,501

4,00

4,00

3,00

4,00

4,00

3,00

Relevant timeframe

41

45

11

23

45

49

31

66

4

4

3

6

< 3

NA

< 3

NA

0,036

5,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

Accessibility

27

32

6

15

40

47

24

59

16

19

9

22

< 3

NA

< 3

NA

0,247

5,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

3,00

Information provided after the assessment

32

49

12

30

29

45

18

45

4

6

5

12

0

0

5

12

0,019

5,00

4,00

4,00

5,00

4,00

3,75

Matching the referrer’s or patient’s needs

35

40

8

19

39

45

19

44

13

15

14

33

0

0

2

NA

0,016

5,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

3,00

Improved mental state

34

37

12

27

46

50

15

34

12

13

15

34

0

0

2

NA

0,014

5,00

4,00

4,00

5,00

4,00

3,00

Improved compliance

36

38

11

24

47

49

20

43

12

13

12

26

0

0

3

7

0,035

5,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

4,00

3,00

Ease of treatment

46

48

14

30

39

41

14

30

10

11

16

34

0

0

3

6

0,001

5,00

4,00

4,00

5,00

4,00

3,00

Service quality

70

74

14

40

21

22

15

43

3

3

4

11

0

0

< 3

NA

< 0.001

5,00

5,00

4,25

5,00

4,00

4,00

Referrers perceived need

78

77

26

60

20

20

14

33

3

3

3

7

0

0

0

0

0,008

5,00

5,00

5,00

5,00

5,00

4,00

Overall satisfaction

76

75

22

46

23

23

21

44

< 3

NA

3

6

0

0

< 3

NA

0,001

5,00

5,00

5,00

5,00

4,00

4,00

 

Adequate

    

Unsatisfactory

Very unsatisfactory

       

Perceived extent

83

86

37

84

    

13

14

5

11

0

0

< 3

NA

0,336

5,00

5,00

5,00

5,00

5,00

5,00

  1. 1 = Not at all.
  2. 2 = Low degree.
  3. 3 = To some degree.
  4. 4 = To a large degree.
  5. 5 = To a very large degree.