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Table 2 Characteristics of PCPs’ activity in 1993 and 2012

From: Primary care in Switzerland: evolution of physicians’ profile and activities in twenty years (1993–2012)

 

1993

2012

1993–2012 Comparisona

 

% or mean (median)

% or mean (median)

p

General features

   

 PCP as unique activity

71.6

33.7

<0.001

 Group practice

27.7

52.3

<0.001

 Self-employed (vs salaried)

99.0

96.0

0.057

Computer equipment

78.5

100.0

<0.001

 Use for making appointments

0.7

50.2

<0.001

 Use for keeping records of consultations

6.0

46.7

<0.001

 Use for drug prescriptions

3.3

55.3

<0.001

PC access

   

 Regular weekly workload as PCP (in hours)

50.2

46.6

< 0.01

 

(50.0)

(48.5)

 

 Weekly workload (regular + after hours, in hours)

67.0

51.3

<0.001

(64.0)

(51.0)

 

 Face-to-face patient contacts a day

30.9

24.0

<0.001

(30.0)

(25.0)

 

 Consultation’s length (minutes)

15.1

19.6

<0.001

(15.0)

(20.0)

 

 Telephone patient contacts a day

7.2

6.4

0.075

(5.0)

(5.0)

 

 Home visits a week

7.7

3.2

<0.001

(5.0)

(2.0)

 

 Nearest other PCP >10 km

1.5

2.0

NS

 Nearest ambulatory speciality care/clinic >10 km

31.4

13.9

<0.001

 Nearest hospital >10 km

31.8

25.4

NS

Regular face-to-face meeting with (>once/month)

   

 Other PCPs

81.9

61.2

<0.001

 Hospital specialists

71.8

21.2

<0.001

 Home care nurses

66.3

26.6

<0.001

 Social workers

18.4

3.1

<0.001

Prevention activity involvement

   

 Routine antenatal care

76.8

20.7

<0.001

 Immunization of children

91.8

58.3

<0.001

 Paediatric surveillance < 4 years

83.5

40.1

<0.001

 Blood pressure measure routinely

77.2

79.9

NS

 Blood cholesterol measure routinely

13.7

36.7

<0.001

  1. athe results were strictly the same after adjusting on urban/rural feature