Table 2 Patient perception of their access to primary care (n = 1791)
From: Associations between primary care practice type and patient-reported access
| Did you make an appointment for this visit? (yes) | 1649 (92%) |
|---|---|
| Was it easy to get the appointment? | |
| Yes | 1089 (61%) |
| No | 549 (31%) |
| I don’t know | 134 (7%) |
| How many days did you wait for this visit? | |
| Same day or waited 1 day | 696 (42%) |
| Waited 2–7 days | 448 (27%) |
| Waited more than a week | 169 (10%) |
| I don’t know | 278 (17%) |
| Do you agree that the opening hours are too restricted? | |
| Yes | 142 (8%) |
| No | 1524 (85%) |
| I don’t know | 97 (5%) |
| In the past 12 months, did you postpone or abstain from a visit to this doctor or another general practitioner when you needed one? | |
| Yes | 170 (10%) |
| Most important reason for postponing: | |
| I did not have insurance | 1 (1%) |
| Other financial reasons | 6 (4%) |
| I could not get there (physically) | 20 (12%) |
| I was too busy | 39 (24%) |
| Other reason | 95 (59%) |
| No | 1610 (90%) |