Table 3 Motives and expectations of patients for contacting a GP cooperative (%)
From: Migrants’ motives and expectations for contacting out-of-hours primary care: a survey study
Non-western (N = 475) | Western (N = 700) | Native dutch (N = 10,308) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Motive1 | |||
I urgently needed a GP | 54.9 | 52.4 | 48.2 |
I was worried | 49.3 | 43.0 | 45.3 |
I needed medical information | 21.3 | 26.2 | 27.2 |
My own GP could not be contacted during office hours | 18.7 | 15.7 | 12.2 |
I had been referred to the GP cooperative by another caregiver | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
I did not have time to go to the GP during the day | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
The ED was not prepared to help me | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
I needed a second opinion | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Expectation1 | |||
Seeing a doctor | 46.2 | 46.6 | 44.5 |
Advice | 39.6 | 41.5 | 39.7 |
Physical examination | 27.4 | 18.6 | 19.3 |
Prescription or medication | 24.5 | 20.3 | 17.1 |
Reassurance | 24.0 | 19.8 | 16.6 |
Referral to a hospital | 12.2 | 13.2 | 12.0 |
Treatment (e.g. a stitch) | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 |