Table 4 Main health service contact, and satisfaction with healthcare and experiences.
Variable | N = 1579 |
|---|---|
Main contact for SCI-specific problems, n (%) | |
General practitioner | 865 (58) |
Local specialista | 116 (8) |
Spinal specialistb | 464 (31) |
Other | 52 (3) |
Satisfaction with general practitioner, n (%) | |
Satisfied or very satisfied | 1229 (81) |
Neither | 219 (14) |
Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied | 63 (4) |
Do not use this service | 8 (1) |
Satisfaction with state-wide SCI services, n (%) | |
Satisfied or very satisfied | 1021 (67) |
Neither | 223 (15) |
Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied | 149 (10) |
Do not use this service | 127 (8) |
Satisfaction with local general hospital services, n (%) | |
Satisfied or very satisfied | 936 (62) |
Neither | 244 (16) |
Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied | 116 (8) |
Do not use this service | 216 (14) |
Experience being treated respectfully, n (%) | |
Satisfied or very satisfied | 1321 (90) |
Neither | 93 (6) |
Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied | 55 (4) |
Clarity of explanations by healthcare provider, n (%) | |
Satisfied or very satisfied | 1283 (88) |
Neither | 130 (9) |
Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied | 53 (4) |
Experience of being involved with treatment decisions, n (%) | |
Satisfied or very satisfied | 1251 (85) |
Neither | 156 (11) |
Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied | 59 (4) |
