From: Continuity of care is associated with satisfaction with local health care services
Characteristics | Satisfied | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | All | Difference | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % points | p-value | |
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS | |||||||
Gender | |||||||
female | 6149 | 61.0 | 3924 | 39.0 | 10,073 | ||
male | 3657 | 63.3 | 2121 | 36.7 | 5778 | 2.2 | 0.005 |
Age | |||||||
≤ 64 years | 7545 | 59.8 | 5071 | 40.2 | 12,616 | ||
≥ 65 years | 2261 | 69.9 | 974 | 30.1 | 3235 | 10.1 | < 0.001 |
Native language | |||||||
Finnish | 8736 | 61.6 | 5443 | 38.4 | 14,179 | ||
Swedish | 1070 | 64.0 | 602 | 36.0 | 1672 | 2.4 | 0.058 |
Relationship | |||||||
No | 2518 | 58.8 | 1762 | 41.2 | 4280 | ||
Yes | 7255 | 63.0 | 4258 | 37.0 | 11,513 | 4.2 | < 0.001 |
Education | |||||||
higher | 3475 | 59.9 | 2326 | 40.1 | 5801 | ||
lower | 6265 | 62.9 | 3695 | 37.1 | 9960 | 3.0 | < 0.001 |
HEALTH STATUS | |||||||
Health status | |||||||
good | 9285 | 62.0 | 5687 | 38.0 | 14,972 | ||
poor | 465 | 58.7 | 327 | 41.3 | 792 | 3.3 | 0.062 |
Reported chronic diseases | |||||||
No | 3375 | 59.7 | 2283 | 40.3 | 5658 | ||
Yes | 6431 | 63.1 | 3762 | 36.9 | 10,193 | 3.4 | < 0.001 |
Obesity | |||||||
BMI < 25 kg/m2 | 4605 | 61.4 | 2892 | 38.6 | 7497 | ||
BMI ≥25 kg/m2 | 5078 | 62.3 | 3074 | 37.7 | 8152 | 0.9 | 0.265 |
Functional limitations | |||||||
NYHA 0–1 | 8918 | 61.8 | 5513 | 38.2 | 14,431 | ||
NYHA 2–4 | 835 | 62.2 | 507 | 37.8 | 1342 | 0.4 | 0.097 |
Depressive mood | |||||||
BDI < 19 | 9328 | 62.6 | 5568 | 37.4 | 14,896 | ||
BDI ≥19 | 376 | 47.2 | 420 | 52.8 | 796 | 15.4 | < 0.001 |
REGIONAL SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS | |||||||
Assigned and named GP | |||||||
No | 4743 | 55.6 | 3782 | 44.4 | 8525 | ||
Yes | 4912 | 70.2 | 2086 | 29.8 | 6998 | 14.6 | < 0.001 |
Opportunity to contact occupational health | |||||||
No | 3957 | 62.3 | 2392 | 37.7 | 6349 | ||
Yes | 5537 | 61.0 | 3535 | 39.0 | 9072 | 1.3 | 0.105 |
Proactivity in contacting the same doctor | |||||||
No | 3509 | 56.7 | 2676 | 43.3 | 6185 | ||
Yes | 6208 | 65.2 | 3307 | 34.8 | 9515 | 8.5 | < 0.001 |