Waiting time and medical consultation length in the Manaus metropolitan region, Brazil: a cross-sectional, population-based study, 2015.

Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Epub Date: 2020-08-10 DOI:10.5123/s1679-49742020000400014

Taís Freire Galvão, Gustavo Magno Baldin Tiguman, Douglas Borges da Costa Filho, Marcus Tolentino Silva

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Objective . To assess waiting times and length of medical consultations in the Manaus metropolitan region, Brazil. Methods . This was a cross-sectional study conducted with adults living in the region in 2015. Waiting time for consultation and length of consultation in minutes were reported by the participants. Analysis was performed using Tobit regression and weighted by the sample design. Results . 4,001 individuals were interviewed. Average waiting time was 125.4 minutes (95%CI 120.2;130.5), while consultations lasted an average of 52.5 minutes (95%CI 48.0;57.0). Women, poor people, people with less education, indigenous people, people resident in the state interior, people without health insurance, and individuals seen by gynecologists waited longer for their consultation (p <0.05). Consultation time was shorter for non-White people, those with poor health status and those who had health insurance (p <0.05). Conclusion . On average length of medical consultations was half the waiting time. Social inequalities were observed in these lengths of time.

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巴西马瑙斯大都市区的等待时间和医疗咨询时长:2015年基于人口的横断面研究

目标。评估巴西马瑙斯大都市区医疗咨询的等待时间和时长。方法。这是2015年对该地区成年人进行的一项横断面研究。参加者报告轮候谘询时间及谘询时长(以分钟计)。采用Tobit回归和样本设计加权进行分析。结果。共采访了4,001人。平均等待时间为125.4分钟(95%CI 120.2;130.5)，而咨询持续平均52.5分钟(95%CI 48.0;57.0)。妇女、穷人、受教育程度较低的人、土著人民、居住在州内的人、没有医疗保险的人以及接受妇科医生治疗的个人等待咨询的时间更长(p . 39)

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