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Table 1 Use of health services and health related quality of life of participating multim006Frbid patients

From: Identifying high-need patients with multimorbidity from their illness perceptions and personal resources to manage their health and care: a longitudinal study

 

N

Mean (SD)

n

%

Use of services in previous year(self-reported; April 2017)

Number of consultations general practice (GP and practice nurse):

593

6.56 (6.45)

  

 0

  

25

4.2

 1 to 4

  

220

37.1

 5 to 8

  

213

35.9

 9 to 12

  

84

14.2

 More than 12

  

51

8.6

Contact with general practice out-of-office service: (ref. no contact)

601

 

124

20.6

 only by telephone

  

35

5.8

 (also) consultation(s)/visit(s)

  

89

14.8

Hospital admission(s): (ref. no)

597

   

 Yes

  

104

17.4

Unplanned hospitalisation(s): (ref. no)

596

   

 Yes

  

54

9.1

Total number of nights in hospital

588

   

 0

  

493

83.8

 1 to 4

  

60

10.2

 5 or more

  

36

6.1

Health related quality of life(EQ-5D index value; April 2017)

601

0.77 (0.22)

  

 Poor health related quality of life (index value < 0.67)

601

 

118

19.6