Table 1 Utilization of health care resources in general practice (GP) for recently and longer enlisted patients
From: Recently enlisted patients in general practice use more health care resources
Recently (< 1 year) | Longer (> 1 year) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
(N = 10,102) | (N = 10,102) | ||
Contacts with GP | |||
- Patients with 1 or more contacts with GP (%) | 77.4 | 60.9 | * |
- Mean number of contacts in one year (95% CI) | 3.23 (3.15; 3.31) | 2.84 (2.76; 2.93) | * |
Prescriptions | |||
- Patients with 1 or more prescriptions (%) | 66.7 | 57.5 | * |
- Mean number of prescriptions in one year (95% CI) | 4.68 (4.46; 4.92) | 4.69 (4.48; 4.87) | n.s. |
Referrals | |||
- Patients with 1 or more new referrals (%) | 20.4 | 17.5 | * |
- Mean number of new referrals in one year (95% CI) | 0.27 (.26; .28) | 0.24 (.23; .26) | * |