Table 3 Examples of health problems and related interventions included and not included in the analysis
From: Setting priorities in primary health care - on whose conditions? A questionnaire study
Acute/minor (n=343) | Chronic/stable (n=223) | Not included (n=1285) |
|---|---|---|
Conjunctivitis | Hypothyreosis without symptoms | Pneumonia or suspected pneumonia |
Advice and possible medical treatment | Check up of medical treatment | Examination and treatment with antibiotics |
Sore throat, fever below 38.5 | COPD, patient smokes | Â |
Advice by telephone | Check up, advice on smoking cessation | Suspected ischemic heart disease, not acute |
Mild abdominal pain | Â | Examination, and possible further investigation and medical treatment |
Advice by telephone | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with complications | Â |
Myalgia or tendinitis, short duration | Check-up, intensified treatment, possible treatment of complications | Eczema Examination and treatment |
Examination and possible medical treatment or referral to physiotherapist | Atrial fibrillation, risk factors for thrombosis | Osteoarthritis (hip or knee) |
| Â | Anticoagulant therapy | Training instructions, medical treatment |