Number of chronic conditions | ||||||
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0 n (%) | 1 n (%) | 2 n (%) | 3+ n (%) | p‒value | ||
Characteristics of the contacts | n = 1,229 | n = 1,315 | n = 731 | n = 528 | ||
Additional psychosocial problems | Yes | 110 (9.0) | 225 (17.1) | 161 (22.0) | 118 (22.4) | P < 0.001 |
No | 1,119 (91.0) | 1,090 (82.9) | 570 (78.0) | 410 (77.7) | ||
No inf. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0,0) | 0 (0,0) | 0 (0,0) | ||
Time consumption of the consultation | <5 min. | 165 (13.4) | 128 (9.7) | 60 (8.2) | 36 (6.8) | P < 0.001 |
6–15 min. | 810 (65.9) | 876 (66.6) | 470 (64.3) | 334 (63.2) | ||
16–30 min. | 205 (16.9) | 280 (21.3) | 173 (23.7) | 141 (26.7) | ||
>30 min. | 24 (2.0) | 18 (1.4) | 13 (1.8) | 12 (2.3) | ||
No inf. | 25 (2.0) | 13 (1.0) | 15 (2.1) | 5 (1.0) | ||
The GP‒experienced burden of the consultation | Easy | 740 (60.2) | 738 (56.1) | 344 (47.1) | 231 (43.7) | P < 0.001 |
Medium | 277 (22.5) | 297 (22.6) | 213 (29.1) | 130 (24.6) | ||
Heavy | 261 (19.9) | 162 (22.2) | 163 (30.9) | |||
No inf. | 41 (3.3) | 19 (1.4) | 12 (1.6) | 4 (0.8) | ||
Referrals | Primary care specialist | 77 (6.3) | 56 (4.3) | 30 (4.1) | 18 (3.4) | P = 0.098 |
Outpatient clinics | 75 (6.1) | 64 (4.9) | 38 (5.2) | 41 (7.8) | ||
Hospital admission | 15 (1.2) | 14 (1.1) | 19 (2.6) | 8 (1.5) | ||
Substitution by staff possible | Yes | 144 (11.7) | 231 (17.6) | 111 (15.2) | 83 (15.7) | P = 0.001 |
No | 988 (80.4) | 1,003 (76.3) | 568 (77.7) | 416 (78.8) | ||
No inf. | 97 (7.9) | 81 (6.2) | 52 (7.1) | 29 (5.5) |