From: Hospital choice in Germany from the patient’s perspective: a cross-sectional study
Respondents n | Respondents % | 95% confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|
Decision-maker | 1918 | 100 | |
Patient | 1207 | 63.0 | 60.9–65.2 |
Emergency rescue service | 237 | 12.4 | 10.9–13.9 |
Family doctor | 164 | 8.5 | 7.3–9.8 |
Specialist | 144 | 7.5 | 6.3–8.7 |
Hospital outpatient department | 62 | 3.2 | 2.4–4.0 |
Other | 54 | 2.8 | 2.1–3.5 |
Relatives | 50 | 2.6 | 1.9–3.3 |
Time prior to admission | 1921 | 100 | |
Admission on same day | 980 | 51.0 | 48.8–53.2 |
Admission on following day | 91 | 4.7 | 3.8–5.6 |
2–7 days | 436 | 22.7 | 20.8–24.6 |
8–28 days | 298 | 15.5 | 13.9–17.1 |
More than 4 weeks | 108 | 5.6 | 4.6–6.6 |
Don’t know | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2–0.8 |