Table 3 Non-attendance rates in different subgroups of participants using the WAS (n = 5 641)
From: A web-based appointment system to reduce waiting for outpatients: A retrospective study
Variable | Non-attendance, no. (%) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|
Overall | 812/5641 (14.4) | _ |
Department | Â | < 0.001 |
   Neurosurgery | 144/829(28.6) | _ |
   General surgery | 14/69(28.1) | _ |
   Urology | 20/112(17.9) | _ |
   Obstetrics and Gynecology | 140/787(17.8) | _ |
   Ophthalmology | 73/416(17.5) | _ |
   Other | 421/3428(12.3) | _ |
Day of the week | Â | < 0.001 |
   Sunday | 6/51(0.9) | _ |
   Monday | 224/1230(18.2) | _ |
   Tuesday | 160/1241(12.9) | _ |
   Wednesday | 146/919(15.9) | _ |
   Thursday | 126/965(13.1) | _ |
   Friday | 125/970(12.9) | _ |
   Saturday | 25/265(9.6) | _ |
Hours of the day | Â | < 0.001 |
   08:00 to 11:00 | 442/4138(10.7) | _ |
   13:00 to 16:00 | 370/1503(24.6) | _ |