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Table 4 Means, Standard Deviations and scores on the factors which may impact on after hours PC services(Mean scores)

From: GP and nurses' perceptions of how after hours care for people receiving palliative care at home could be improved: a mixed methods study

 

GPs

Nurses

 

Question

N

M

SD

N

M

SD

tscore

Poor communication between GPs & nurses

112

1.73

.92

52

1.71

.83

.14

High cost of locum services

104

2.66

1.36

49

2.41

1.44

1.06

Patients unwilling to call after hours services

112

2.53

1.07

51

2.43

1.10

.53

Nurses unsafe at night

111

2.81

1.09

52

2.33

1.00

2.70*

Limited mobile phone coverage

111

2.84

1.15

52

2.56

1.20

1.43

Limited access to emergency medication

112

2.24

.92

52

1.88

.88

2.34**

Limited availability of GPs after hours

112

2.09

1.13

51

1.61

.94

2.66*

Limited availability of PC nurses after hours

112

2.08

1.14

51

1.82

.93

1.41

No access to interpreters after hours

110

2.98

1.43

49

2.63

1.37

1.44

  1. *p < 0.01; ** p < 0.05