Table 2 Results of a printed reminder for turning off the mobile phone in the waiting room.
Reminder group | No reminder group | RR [95%CI] | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients receiving or making calls | 44 (8.7%) | 67 (13.5%) | 0.66 [0.46–0.94] | 0.021 |
Total number of calls | 52 (10.4%) | 86 (17.3%) | 0.60 [0.44–0.83] | 0.002 |
Patients that answered the call, | 25 (5%) | 42 (8.4%) | 0.57 [0.35–0.93] | 0.02 |
Patients that excused them self for the call | 7 (n = 44) | 6 (n = 67) | 1.17 [0.39–3.45] | 0. 78 |