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. 2007 Feb;2(3):e157-70.

Determinants of waiting time for a routine family physician consultation in southwestern ontario

Amardeep Thind  1 , Cathy Thorpe, Andrea Burt, Moira Stewart, Graham Reid, Stewart Harris, Judith Belle Brown
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Determinants of waiting time for a routine family physician consultation in southwestern ontario

Amardeep Thind et al. Healthc Policy. 2007 Feb.

Abstract
in English, French

Waiting times are a reality in Canada's publicly financed single-payer healthcare system. While there are ample data about waiting times for specialized investigations and procedures, few data exist about waiting times to see family physicians, and determinants of this wait. We analyzed data from a survey of 731 family physicians in southwestern Ontario to understand physician- and practice-level determinants of waiting time. Physician gender, usual number of patients seen per week, involvement in teaching and population served were the key determinants of physician-reported waiting time.

Les temps d’attente sont une réalité du système de soins de santé canadien – un système à payeur unique financé par l’État. Bien qu’il existe amplement de données sur les temps d’attente pour les enquêtes et procédures spécialisées, il en existe peu sur les temps d’attente pour consulter les médecins de famille et sur les facteurs déterminants de ces temps d’attente. Nous avons analysé des données provenant d’une enquête menée auprès de 731 médecins de famille du sud-ouest de l’Ontario afin de comprendre les facteurs déterminants liés aux médecins et à leur pratique et qui influent sur les temps d’attente. Notre recherche démontre que le sexe du médecin, le nombre habituel de patients soignés par semaine, les activités d’enseignement et la population desservie sont les principaux facteurs déterminants des temps d’attente.

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