Table 2 Mode of contact, medical problems and care delivered
All patients* | Patients JAN to FEB 2009* | Patients AUG to SEP 2009* | Patients with economic analysis* | Patients without economic analysis* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 685 | N = 445 | N = 240 | N = 469 | N = 216 | |
Mode of contact | n = 578 | n = 380 | n = 201 | n = 459 | n = 119 |
Practice consultation, No. (%) | 147 (25.4) | 102 (26.8) | 45 (22.4) | 118 (25.7) | 29 (24.4) |
Home visit, No. (%) | 351 (60.7) | 226 (59.6) | 125 (62.2) | 302 (65.8) | 49 (41.2) |
Telephone contact (only), No. (%) | 80 (13.9) | 52 (13.7) | 28 (13.9) | 39 (8.5) | 41 (34.5) |
Urgency of medical problem | n = 560 | n = 370 | n = 190 | n = 448 | n = 112 |
Medical emergency (from GP's view), No. (%) | 149 (26.6) | 96 (25.9) | 53 (27.9) | 128 (28.6) | 21 (9.7) |
Medical problem (ICPC-2 chapter) | n = 582 | n = 383 | n = 189 | n = 463 | n = 119 |
Digestive problem, No. (%) | 85 (14.6) | 50 (13.1) | 35 (17.6) | 70 (15.1) | 15 (12.6) |
Musculoskeletal problem, No. (%) | 92 (15.8) | 60 (15.7) | 32 (16.1) | 78 (16.8) | 14 (11.8) |
Respiratory problem, No. (%) | 161 (27.7) | 135 (35.2) | 26 (13.1) | 118 (25.5) | 43 (36.1) |
Mode of care delivered | n = 566 | n = 373 | n = 193 | n = 453 | n = 113 |
Ambulatory care by GP, No. (%) | 466 (82.3) | 311 (83.4) | 155 (80.3) | 373 (82.3) | 93 (82.3) |
Transferral to specialist or hospital, No. (%) | 100 (17.7) | 62 (16.6) | 38 (19.7) | 80 (17.7) | 20 (17.7) |
Diagnostics # | n = 579 | n = 377 | n = 202 | n = 461 | n = 118 |
No diagnostics, No. (%) | 467 (80.5) | 303 (80.4) | 164 (80.8) | 367 (79.6) | 100 (84.7) |
Laboratory tests, No. (%) | 89 (15.4) | 60 (15.9) | 29 (14.4) | 73 (15.8) | 16 (7.4) |
x-ray, No. (%) | 7 (1.2) | 4 (1.1) | 3 (1.5) | 4 (0.9) | 3 (1.4) |
ECG, No. (%) | 10 (1.7) | 5 (1.3) | 5 (2.5) | 8 (1.7) | 2 (0.9) |
Ultrasound, No. (%) | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) |
Other diagnostics, No. (%) | 16 (2.8) | 7 (1.9) | 9 (4.5) | 14 (3.0) | 2 (0.9) |