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Qual Saf Health Care 13:435-443 doi:10.1136/qshc.2003.007658
  • Original Article

Towards primary care for non-serious 999 callers: results of a controlled study of “Treat and Refer” protocols for ambulance crews

Table 5

 Patient satisfaction scores by study group

Satisfaction items Intervention group % (n/N)strongly agree Control group % (n/N) strongly agree p value (95% CI of difference)
Ambulance crew listened very carefully to my problem 63% (22/35) 51% (37/72) 0.30 (−7 to 27)
Crew were very polite 70% (26/37) 62% (47/76) 0.41 (−10 to 26)
Right amount of advice 69% (24/35) 46% (33/71) 0.04 (2 to 37)
Reassured by the advice 72% (23/32) 45% (31/69) 0.02 (6 to 41)
Satisfied with explanation 69% (22/32) 49% (33/67) 0.09 (0 to 35)
Clear advice about when to get more help 71% (22/31) 47% (33/70) 0.03 (3 to 38)
Generally satisfied with the ambulance crew 81% (30/37) 58% (44/76) 0.02 (6 to 39)
% (n/N) strongly disagree % (n/N) strongly disagree
Made to feel wasting the crew’s time 52% (17/33) 38% (25/66) 0.28 (−6 to 31)

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