Reporting and further reaction behaviour to experienced PSP
Patients | PSP | ||||||
N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | ||
Feedback was given | Yes | 1095 | 77.0 | 74.7 to 79.1 | 1864 | 72.0 | 70.2 to 73.7 |
No | 487 | 34.2 | 31.8 to 36.8 | 664 | 25.6 | 24.0 to 27.4 | |
Refused | 21 | 1.5 | 1.0 to 2.2 | 38 | 1.5 | 1.1 to 2.0 | |
Do not know | 19 | 1.3 | 0.9 to 2.1 | 23 | 0.9 | 0.6 to 1.3 | |
Sum | 1422 | 100.0 | 2589 | 100.0 | |||
Feedback was given to* | The GP or specialist in charge | 751 | 52.8 | 50.2 to 55.4 | 1183 | 45.7 | 43.8 to 47.6 |
Another GP or specialist | 618 | 43.5 | 40.9 to 46.1 | 948 | 36.6 | 34.8 to 38.5 | |
Another person or institution | 334 | 23.5 | 21.4 to 25.8 | 524 | 20.2 | 18.7 to 21.8 | |
The health insurance | 178 | 12.5 | 10.9 to 14.3 | 275 | 10.6 | 9.5 to 11.9 | |
An independent patient advisory centre | 17 | 1.2 | 0.7 to 1.9 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.5 to 1.1 | |
A lawyer | 12 | 0.8 | 0.5 to 1.5 | 20 | 0.8 | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
The medical association | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2 to 1.0 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
Further reaction | Yes | 925 | 65.0 | 62.5 to 67.5 | 1666 | 64.3 | 62.5 to 66.2 |
No | 660 | 46.4 | 43.8 to 49.0 | 863 | 33.3 | 31.5 to 35.2 | |
Refused | 22 | 1.5 | 1.0 to 2.3 | 39 | 1.5 | 1.1 to 2.1 | |
Do not know | 18 | 1.3 | 0.8 to 2.0 | 21 | 0.8 | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
Sum | 1422 | 100.0 | 2589 | 100.0 | |||
Type of further reaction* | Lost faith in the physician | 522 | 36.7 | 34.2 to 39.2 | 993 | 38.4 | 36.5 to 40.2 |
Complained to the physician in charge | 576 | 40.5 | 38.0 to 43.1 | 845 | 32.6 | 30.9 to 34.5 | |
Changed the physician | 399 | 28.1 | 25.8 to 30.5 | 665 | 25.7 | 24.0 to 27.4 | |
Responded in other ways | 219 | 15.4 | 13.6 to 17.4 | 341 | 13.2 | 11.9 to 14.5 | |
Gave a negative rating on the internet | 31 | 2.2 | 1.5 to 3.1 | 39 | 1.5 | 1.1 to 2.1 | |
Sued the physician in charge | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.2 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.9 |
*Multiple answers possible.
GP, general practitioner; PSP, patient safety problems.