Proportion of participants choosing to be seen by a PA, by injury scenario for each time trade-off option
| WAITING TIME OPTION | PROPORTION (95% CI)* OF PARTICIPANTS WILLING TO SEE A PA | P VALUE FOR DIFFERENCE ACROSS SCENARIOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANKLE SPRAIN SCENARIO | FOREARM LACERATION SCENARIO | CHILD FOREHEAD LACERATION SCENARIO | ||
| PA for at least 1 time trade-off option | 99 (93–100) | 99 (93–100) | 96 (89–99) | .43 |
| PA 2 h vs MD 4 h | 86 (76–93) | 85 (75–92) | 67 (55–75) | .03† |
| PA 1 h vs MD 4 h | 92 (84–97) | 96 (89–99) | 88 (79–94) | .20 |
| PA 30 min vs MD 4 h | 99 (93–100) | 99 (93–100) | 96 (89–99) | .43 |
MD—physician, PA—physician assistant.
↵* The percentages in this sample are also estimates of the population-level percentages; the reported CIs reflect the precision of these estimates, considering the number of responses and assuming that the sample reflects a simple random sample from the population.
↵† Statistically significant difference.