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Table 3 Average Number of Patient Contacts and Average Duration of Doctor’s Consultations

From: Dermatologists’ perceptions of suicidality in dermatological practice: a survey of prevalence estimates and attitudes in Austria

Variable n M (SD) 95% CI for M
Number of patient contacts
 Contract physicians 11 280.00 (139.14) [186.52, 373.48]
 Contract/private dermatologistsa 8 161.88 (89.28) [87.23, 236.52]
 Private specialists 26 61.27 (62.38) [36.07, 86.47]
Duration of doctor’s consultationsb
 Contract physicians 11 8.32 (2.98) [6.31, 10.32]
 Contract/private dermatologistsc 8 16.25 (5.00) [12.07, 20.43]
 Private specialists 26 24.88 (7.40) [21.90, 27.87]
  1. Note. N = 45. n number of participants; M mean; SD standard deviation; CI confidence interval
  2. aSum of contract and private patient contacts. bIn minutes. c Average duration of contract and private patient consultations
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