Table 2 Percentage of the 410 record-linked “revolving door” patients with at least one hospital admission, by health problem
From: The disappearance of the “revolving door” patient in Scottish general practice: successful policies
Percentage of cohort | Reason for at least one admission |
|---|---|
78% | physical health problem |
68% | substance misuse problem |
52% | poisoning |
49% | intervention or procedure |
39% | victim of violence |
38% | psychiatric illness |
78% | symptom only eg chest pain, collapse |