Table 3

Callers' experiences and views of advice given. Results are numbers (%)

First aid adviceGeneral advice
BeforeAfterp valueBeforeAfterp value
Advice given0.0010.001
    Yes23 (7)117 (43)41 (13)157 (58)
    No303 (93)155 (57)274 (87)112 (42)
Advice not given but needed0.0190.278
    Yes77 (27)23 (17)68 (28)22 (22)
    No210 (73)116 (83)178 (72)78 (78)
Satisfaction with amount of advice0.0010.001
    Very satisfied60 (35)113 (56)94 (43)143 (60)
    Satisfied41 (24)57 (28)56 (26)65 (27)
    Acceptable/dissatisfied72 (42)31 (15)69 (32)32 (13)
Helpfulness of advice, if given0.1540.224
    Very helpful17 (77)65 (60)22 (61)94 (61)
    Quite helpful3 (14)37 (34)13 (36)43 (28)
    Some ways/not2 (9)6 (6)1 (3)18 (12)
Carried out advice, if given0.9920.030
    All16 (76)86 (78)28 (78)139 (90)
    Some4 (19)20 (18)8 (22)12 (8)
    None1 (5)5 (4)0 (0)3 (2)