Table 2 Patients’ characteristics
Characteristic | N (N = 77) | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 33 | 42.9 |
Female | 43 | 55.8 |
Prefer not to say | 1 | 1.3 |
Age | ||
Minimum = 40 Maximum = 85 Mean = 63.42 SD = 11.2 Median 63 (interquartile range = 16) | ||
Type of health conditions that patients had attended for | ||
Hypertension | 36 | 46.7 |
Diabetes | 15 | 19.4 |
Other or mixed condition | 26 | 33.7 |
Length of appointments | ||
Less than 10 min | 3 | 3.9 |
10–19 min | 44 | 57.1 |
20–29 min | 21 | 27.2 |
30–39 min | 6 | 7.8 |
More than 40 min | 3 | 3.9 |
Number of previous appointments with GP pharmacists (note: there were 75 participants, not 77, who completed this question) | ||
No appointment before | 16 | 21.3 |
1 | 14 | 18.6 |
2 | 18 | 24 |
3–5 | 16 | 21.3 |
6–10 | 8 | 10.6 |
More than 10 | 3 | 4 |
Types of services provided by PIPs | ||
Medication only | 33 | 42.8 |
Medication and lifestyle | 16 | 20.7 |
Medication, lifestyle and disease | 15 | 19.5 |
Medication and disease | 3 | 3.9 |
Other | 10 | 13 |