From: How do colorectal cancer patients rate their GP: a mixed methods study
Factors | Whole cohort | Free text comments | ||
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N = 195 | % | n = 113 | % | |
Age | ||||
< 40 | 4 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.7 |
40–49 | 15 | 7.7 | 11 | 9.7 |
50–59 | 30 | 15.4 | 20 | 17.7 |
60–69 | 47 | 24.1 | 27 | 23.9 |
70–79 | 66 | 33.8 | 40 | 35.4 |
80+ | 33 | 16.9 | 12 | 10.6 |
Ethnicity | ||||
non-Māori | 165 | 84.6 | 96 | 85.0 |
Māori | 29 | 14.9 | 17 | 15.0 |
Unknown | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 109 | 55.9 | 58 | 51.3 |
Female | 86 | 44.1 | 55 | 48.7 |
Mode of diagnosis | ||||
Through a GP | 125 | 64.1 | 76 | 67.3 |
Incidental finding | 29 | 14.9 | 19 | 16.8 |
Presentation to ED | 29 | 14.9 | 14 | 12.4 |
Other | 12 | 6.2 | 4 | 3.5 |
Total diagnostic interval | ||||
< 120 days | 79 | 40.5 | 43 | 38.1 |
> 120 days | 104 | 53.3 | 67 | 59.3 |
Unknown | 12 | 6.2 | 3 | 2.7 |
Comorbidities | ||||
0–1 | 156 | 80.0 | 94 | 83.2 |
2+ | 39 | 20.0 | 19 | 16.8 |
In the past 12 months, were you able to get an appointment within 24 h? | ||||
Yes | 73 | 37.4 | 57 | 50.4 |
No | 120 | 61.5 | 55 | 48.7 |
Don’t know | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
Why couldn’t you get an appointment? | ||||
There were no appointments | 48 | 24.6 | 34 | 30.1 |
GP I did not want to see | 12 | 6.2 | 11 | 9.7 |
No appointments/ GP I did not want to see | 8 | 4.1 | 6 | 5.3 |
Can’t always see the same GP/GP unavailable | 5 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.8 |
Another reason | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.5 |