Contact Frequency, Travel Time, and Travel Costs for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 3

Mode of travel and mean (return) travel time to different health care providers as reported by patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Mode of travel	Walking, biking	Bus, train, metro	Hospital transport	Taxi	Private car	Ambulance	All
Rheumatology outpatient clinic
Number of patients	198	324	131	68	1796	18	2416
% of sample	7.0%	11.4%	4.6%	2.4%	63.1%	0.6%	84.9%
Mean travel time (min.)	33	81	101	69	69	110	73
Other outpatient clinics
Number of patients	40	53	32	12	366	4	489
% of sample	1.4%	1.9%	1.1%	0.4%	12.9%	0.1%	17.2%
Mean travel time (min.)	34	70	120	43	59	78	64
General practitioner
Number of patients	308	89	15	34	824	3	1247
% of sample	10.8%	3.1%	0.5%	1.2%	28.9%	0.1%	43.8%
Mean travel time (min.)	20	40	41	26	24	33	25
Private medical specialist
Number of patients	32	35	11	12	233	3	320
% of sample	1.1%	1.2%	0.4%	0.4%	8.2%	0.1%	11.2%
Mean travel time (min.)	25	64	101	51	59	123	59
Hospital admission
Number of patients	4	9	23	16	127	25	192
% of sample	0.1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.6%	4.5%	0.9%	6.7%
Mean travel time (min.)	16	102	89	50	67	33	69
Emergency department
Number of patients	8	6	2	7	86	2	109
% of sample	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	3.0%	0.1%	3.8%
Mean travel time (min.)	16	55	31	29	43	25	41