Perception of quality of care of patients with potentially severe diseases evaluated at a distinct quick diagnostic delivery model: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Mean scores of physical environment and waiting times subscales according to patient characteristics

Variable	Physical environment	P value	Waiting times
			For visit^a	P value	Visit duration	P value	Time to diagnosis^a	P value
Age, years		0.15		0.36		0.006		0.001
18–44	4.4 (0.72)		3.7 (0.84)		3.5 (0.86)		3.2 (0.93)
45–65	4.5 (0.65)		3.8 (0.80)		3.7 (0.78)		3.5 (0.82)
> 65	4.6 (0.57)		3.8 (0.76)		4.1 (0.71)		3.9 (0.79)
Sex		0.18		0.20		0.19		0.28
Female	4.4 (0.71)		3.7 (0.82)		3.8 (0.77)		3.8 (0.81)
Male	4.6 (0.63)		3.9 (0.77)		4.0 (0.70)		3.7 (0.78)
Education		0.10		0.09		0.01		0.04
University education	4.4 (0.81)		3.6 (0.88)		3.6 (0.91)		3.4 (0.94)
Secondary/PT	4.4 (0.75)		3.7 (0.81)		3.7 (0.83)		3.5 (0.84)
Primary education	4.5 (0.63)		3.8 (0.78)		4.0 (0.70)		3.8 (0.71)
No schooling	4.7 (0.60)		3.9 (0.79)		4.1 (0.74)		3.8 (0.77)
Monthly income, Euros		0.33		0.22		0.19		0.29
> 1800	4.5 (0.73)		3.8 (0.86)		3.8 (0.87)		3.7 (0.89)
1201–1800	4.6 (0.61)		3.8 (0.76)		3.9 (0.72)		3.8 (0.75)
901–1200	4.5 (0.64)		3.7 (0.78)		3.9 (0.75)		3.7 (0.79)
≤ 900	4.6 (0.69)		3.9 (0.83)		4.0 (0.84)		3.8 (0.82)
Previous hospitalization		0.31		0.35		0.27		0.21
Yes	4.4 (0.79)		3.9 (0.82)		4.0 (0.83)		3.8 (0.88)
No	4.5 (0.62)		3.8 (0.75)		3.9 (0.74)		3.6 (0.79)
QDU visits, number		0.17		0.07		0.08		<0.001
≤ 2	4.5 (0.54)		3.9 (0.70)		4.0 (0.68)		3.9 (0.77)
3	4.5 (0.68)		3.7 (0.80)		3.9 (0.77)		3.7 (0.84)
≥ 4	4.3 (0.77)		3.6 (0.88)		3.7 (0.99)		3.1 (1.05)
Diagnosis		0.16		0.34		0.06		<0.001
Malignancy	4.4 (0.78)		3.7 (0.86)		3.7 (0.88)		2.9 (1.01)
Benign disorders	4.6 (0.60)		3.8 (0.77)		4.0 (0.76)		3.8 (0.78)

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