Table 4 Characteristics of referring clinician (n = 236)
From: The relevance of clinical ethnography: reflections on 10 years of a cultural consultation service
Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Hospital department of referring clinician | ||
General/internal medicine | 135 | 57.2 |
Paediatrics | 36 | 15.2 |
Psychiatry | 19 | 8.1 |
Other | 46 | 19.5 |
Type of care provided to referred patient at time of consultation | ||
Inpatient | 132 | 55.9 |
Outpatient | 100 | 42.3 |
Mixed case | 4 | 1.7 |
Profession of referring clinician | ||
Physician | 198 | 83.9 |
Resident | 125 | 53.0 |
Attending | 59 | 25.0 |
Independent practice | 14 | 5.9 |
Nurse | 28 | 11.9 |
Social worker/psychologist | 9 | 4.2 |