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Table 5 Use of annual services by chronic patients > 65 years by sex and age groups

From: Chronic diseases in the geriatric population: morbidity and use of primary care services according to risk level

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

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