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Table 3 Relative assessment of care choice between PCPs office vs ED and prior PCP care-seeking

From: Pediatric non-urgent emergency department visits and prior care-seeking at primary care

 

Sought care from PCP before ED

p-value

Yes

No

n (row %)

n (row %)

Respondents

64

76

 

 Travel Preference

  

<.001*

  ED Better

3 (18%)

14 (82%)

 

  Neutral

19 (31%)

43 (69%)

 

  PCP Better

42 (69%)

19 (31%)

 

 Wait Time Preference

  

<.001*

  ED Better

2 (10%)

19 (90%)

 

  Neutral

23 (38%)

38 (62%)

 

  PCP Better

39 (67%)

19 (33%)

 

 Better Care Preference

   

  ED Better

14 (39%)

22 (61%)

0.49

  Neutral

42 (47%)

48 (53%)

 

  PCP Better

8 (57%)

6 (43%)

 

 Payment Preference

   

  ED Better

0

0

.002*

  Neutral

41 (38%)

66 (62%)

 

  PCP Better

23 (70%)

10 (30%)

 
  1. Legend: Relative assessment of care settings (PCP vs. ED) and respondent report of prior PCP care-seeking. Unadjusted analysis chi-square analysis or fischer’s exact text
  2. *Statistically significant difference (α = .05)