Table 3 Use of health-care services in total and according to the first contact of care
Utilization of health-care services in the previous year | Â | First contact of care | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | GP | Specialist1 | Â | |||||
| Â | Visits2 | Number of visits | Number of days | Visits2 | Number of visits | Number of days | Statistical significance3 | |
n (%) | n (%) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | n (%) | mean (SD) 4 | Mean (SD) | ||
Total, n (%) | 1095 (100) | 483 (44) | Â | Â | 612 (56) | Â | Â | Â |
Health-care professionals | 1051 (96) | 456 (43) | Â | Â | 595 (57) | Â | Â | Â |
 General practitioner | 909 (87) | 430 (47) | 5.1 (5.2) |  | 479 (53) | 3.9 (7.2) |  | ††*** |
 Specialist for paraplegia | 463 (44) | 101 (22) | 1.7 (1.8) |  | 362 (78) | 2.6 (3.7) |  | †*** |
 Other specialist | 561 (53) | 235 (42) | 5.3 (9.8) |  | 326 (58) | 4.5 (7.2) |  |  |
 Nurse or midwife | 60 (6) | 30 (50) | 105.1 (156.0) |  | 30 (50) | 40.7 (86.7) |  |  |
 Psychologist | 97 (9) | 44 (45) | 10.5 (12.2) |  | 53 (55) | 11.9 (14.3) |  |  |
 Speech therapist | 15 (1) | 6 (40) | 19.8 (17.3) |  | 9 (60) | 31.3 (43.9) |  |  |
 Occupational therapist | 176 (17) | 52 (30) | 18.6 (25.1) |  | 124 (70) | 21.3 (29.7) |  | *** |
 Physiotherapist | 685 (65) | 273 (40) | 44.1 (36.6) |  | 412 (60) | 47.9 (36.0) |  | *** |
Ambulatory or polyclinic visits | 567 (53) | 205 (36) | Â | Â | 362 (64) | Â | Â | Â |
 Planned | 446 (79) | 151 (34) | 3.7 (7.3) |  | 295 (66) | 3.6 (6.7) |  | *** |
 Unplanned | 204 (36) | 83 (41) | 1.6 (1.1) |  | 121 (59) | 1.9 (3.7) |  |  |
SCI centres | 639 (59) | 169 (26) | Â | Â | 470 (74) | Â | Â | Â |
 Control visit | 570 (89) | 141 (25) |  |  | 429 (75) |  |  | *** |
 Ambulatory treatment | 197 (31) | 40 (20) |  |  | 157 (80) |  |  | *** |
Inpatient stay | 344 (31) | 133 (39) | Â | Â | 211 (61) | Â | Â | Â |
 Hospital | 331 (96) | 129 (39) | 1.9 (1.7) | 22.8 (43.2) | 202 (61) | 1.5 (1.3) | 31.0 (42.8) | * |
 SCI centre | 151 (44) | 35 (23) |  |  | 116 (77) |  |  | *** |
No visits to any health service provider | 35 (3) | 21(60) | Â | Â | 14 (40) | Â | Â | Â |