Characteristics of the physicians, patients and encounters in our sample
| N | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | 380 | |
| Men | 186 | 49 |
| Women | 194 | 51 |
| Age 0–17 (years) | 82 | 22 |
| Age 18–60 | 174 | 46 |
| Age >60 | 124 | 32 |
| Physicians | 59 | |
| Men | 35 | 59 |
| Women | 24 | 41 |
| Age <40 (years) | 31 | 53 |
| Age ≥40 | 28 | 47 |
| Encounters by specialty | 380 | |
| Internal medicine* | 130 | 34 |
| Surgical disciplines† | 106 | 28 |
| Paediatrics | 55 | 15 |
| Neurology | 54 | 14 |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 35 | 9 |
| Encounters by setting | 380 | |
| Outpatient clinic | 291 | 77 |
| Ward round | 58 | 15 |
| Emergency room | 31 | 8 |
*Cardiology, respiratory medicine, nephrology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, haematology, infectious diseases and oncology.
†Gastro surgery, urology, thorax & vascular surgery, orthopaedics, ear-nose-throat, anaesthesiology.