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Table 1 Survey Respondent Characteristics

From: Gastroenterologist and primary care perspectives on a post-endoscopy discharge policy: impact on clinic wait times, provider satisfaction and provider workload

 

Primary care providers

N = 102

Gastroenterologists

N = 5

Respondent Characteristics

N (%)

N (%)

 Physician (attending)

43 (46.7)

5 (100%)

 Physician (resident or fellow)

31 (33.7)

 

 Nurse practitioner performing primary care

16 (17.4)

 

 Physician assistant primarily performing primary care

2 (2.2)

 

Clinical half-days per week

 1–2 half days per week

35 (37.6)

4 (100.0)

 3–4 half days per week

29 (31.2)

0 (0.0)

 5–6 half days per week

19 (20.4)

0 (0.0)

 At least 7 half days per week

10 (10.8)

0 (0.0)

Half days per week performing endoscopic procedures

 1–2

 

3 (60.0)

 3–4

 

2 (40.0)

 5–6

 

0 (0.0)

 At least 7

 

0 (0.0)

Have had patients discharged by this process?

 Yes

83 (89.2)

5 (100.0)

 No

5 (5.4)

 

 Not sure

5 (5.4)

 
  1. Numbers may not always sum to total n because of incomplete survey responses