Percentage of patients considering themselves to have been correctly informed of the precautions to take in the course of treatment, mean duration of the consultation and whether or not the patient is normally attended by the same doctor
| GP | Paediatrician | |||
| Patient informed of precautions to take, N (%)* | Not informed, N (%) | Patient informed of precautions to take, N (%)* | Not informed, N (%) | |
| Less than 10 min | 748 (30.5) | 1705 (69.5) | 297 (22.8) | 1003 (77.2) |
| 11–20 mn | 827 (16.7) | 4122 (83.3) | 378 (10.5) | 3217 (89.5) |
| More than 20 min | 183 (11.8) | 1368 (88.2) | 90 (6.3) | 1344 (93.7) |
| Same doctor normally seen | 1196 (16.7) | 5959 (83.3) | 499 (9.8) | 4599 (90.2) |
| Frequent change of doctor | 562 (31.3) | 1236 (68.7) | 266 (21.6) | 965 (78.4) |
All p<0.01.
↵* Informed about potential complications and the precautions to take in relation to the treatment prescribed.