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Table 2 Provision of community-based follow-up care for hypertension and diabetes

From: Follow-up care delivery in community-based hypertension and type 2 diabetes management: a multi-centre, survey study among rural primary care physicians in China

Variables

N

% (95%CI)

Provision of follow-up care for patients with hypertension

 Frequency of care delivery

  Less than 4 times per year

112

18.7 (12.3 to 27.3)

  4 times or above per year

490

81.3 (72.7 to 87.7)

 Venue of care delivery

  Clinic-based consultation rooms only

106

17.6 (12.8 to 23.6)

  Mixed clinic-based consultations and home visits

496

82.4 (76.4 to 87.2)

Provision of follow-up care for patients with type 2 diabetes

 Frequency of care delivery

  Less than 4 times per year

130

21.6 (15.5 to 29.3)

  4 times or above per year

472

78.4 (70.7 to 84.5)

 Venue of care delivery

  Clinic-based consultation rooms only

110

18.3 (13.6 to 24.2)

  Mixed clinic-based consultations and home visits

492

81.7 (75.8 to 86.4)

  1. CI confidence interval