Table 1 Characteristics of patient contacts in general practice
Number of chronic conditions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 n (%) | 1 n (%) | 2 n (%) | 3+ n (%) | p‒value | ||
Overall no of contacts | n = 2,791 | n = 2,849 | n = 1,530 | n = 1,066 | ||
Type of contact | Consultation | 1,501 (53.8) | 1,577 (60.7) | 860 (56.2) | 582 (54.6) | P < 0.001 |
Telephone | 1,033 (37.0) | 1,085 (33.1) | 550 (36.0) | 379 (35.6) | ||
Home visit | 34 (1.2) | 65 (2.1) | 61 (4.0) | 59 (3.5) | ||
E‒mail | 211 (7.6) | 113 (3.4) | 50 (3.3) | 40 (3.8) | ||
Missing | 12 (0.4) | 9 (0.7) | 9 (0.6) | 6 (0.6) | ||
Gender | Male | 991 (35.5) | 1,127 (39.5) | 616 (40.3) | 406 (38.1) | P < 0.072 |
Female | 1,653 (59.2) | 1,663 (58.4) | 890 (58.2) | 649 (60.9) | ||
Missing | 147 (5.3) | 59 (2.1) | 24 (1.6) | 11 (1.0) | ||
Age groups | 40–49 | 927 (33.2) | 552 (19.4) | 201 (13.1) | 83 (7.8) | P < 0.001 |
50–59 | 667 (23.9) | 638 (22.4) | 241 (15.8) | 159 (14.9) | ||
60–69 | 539 (19.3) | 682 (23.9) | 419 (27.4) | 249 (23.4) | ||
70+ | 508 (18.2) | 918 (32.2) | 645 (42.2) | 564 (52.9) | ||
Missing | 150 (5.4) | 59 (2.1) | 24 (1.6) | 11 (1.0) | ||
New episode or follow‒up | New episode | 1,226 (43.9) | 922 (32.4) | 454 (29.7) | 337 (31.6) | P < 0.001 |
Follow‒up | 1,112 (39.8) | 1.628 (57.1) | 912 (59.6) | 655 (61.4) | ||
Missing | 453 (16.2) | 299 (10.5) | 164 (10.7) | 74 (6.9) | ||