n (%) | Total 3292 (100) | Men 1125 (34.2) | Women 2167 (65.8) | p | 66–75 years 1409 (42.8) | 76–85 years 1239 (37.6) | > 85 years 644 (19.6) | p |
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Total annual contacts with primary care \( \overline{x} \) (SD) | 19.5 (18.2) | 19.4 (19.8) | 19.5 (17.4) | 0.1 | 14.5 (13.9) | 22.3 (20.3) | 25.2 (19.6) | < 0.01 |
Type of contact | ||||||||
Medical | 16.8 (16.2) | 16.6 (17.9) | 16.9 (15.29) | 0.03 | 12.7 (12.3) | 19.2 (18.4) | 21.3 (17.2) | < 0.01 |
Administrative | 1.5 (4.5) | 1.8 (5) | 1.4 (4.2) | 0.4 | 0.9 (3.3) | 1.8 (4.8) | 2.5 (5.7) | < 0.01 |
Laboratory | 1.1 (1.6) | 1 (1.5) | 1.2 (1.7) | 0.04 | 1 (1.3) | 1.2 (1.8) | 1.3 (2) | 0.01 |
Form of contact | ||||||||
Face-to-face | 17 (14.6) | 17.3 (15.8) | 16.9 (13.9) | 0.7 | 13.7 (12.6) | 19.7 (16) | 19.1 (14.4) | < 0.01 |
Telephone | 0.8 (3.5) | 0.6 (2.3) | 0.9 (4) | < 0.01 | 0.3 (2) | 0.9 (4.3) | 1.7 (4.1) | < 0.01 |
Home | 1.7 (6.5) | 1.6 (7.9) | 1.7 (5.5) | < 0.01 | 0.4 (3.1) | 0.9 (4.3) | 1.7 (4.1) | < 0.01 |
Professional contacted | ||||||||
Family physician | 9.7 (8.1) | 9.2 (7.2) | 9.9 (8) | 0.04 | 7.6 (6.5) | 10.9 (8.7) | 11.8 (8.9) | < 0.01 |
Nurse | 6.5 (9.9) | 6.8 (12.6) | 6.3 (8.2) | 0.6 | 4.3 (6.5) | 7.6 (12.3) | 8.9 (10) | < 0.01 |
Dentist | 0.03 (0.3) | 0.03 (0.3) | 0.03 (0.3) | 0.8 | 0.04 (0.3) | 0.03 (0.3) | 0.01 (0.1) | 0.05 |
Physiotherapist | 0.4 (2.5) | 0.3 (2) | 0.5 (2.7) | 0.2 | 0.6 (2.8) | 0.4 (2.4) | 0.2 (2) | < 0.01 |
Social worker | 0.2 (0.9) | 0.1 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.9) | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.6) | 0.2 (1.1) | 0.3 (1.3) | < 0.01 |