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Table 3 Frequency, place and documentation of treatment of children stratified for unregistered and registered at the GP’s practice

From: General practitioners treating their own family members: a cross-sectional survey in Germany

How often did you provide the following types of treatment to your child/children in the past 12 months? (n = 302)

 

A) Child/children not registered at the GP’s practice (n = 67), n (%)

B) Child/children registered at the GP’s practice (n = 235), n (%)

p-value

A vs. B

 

never

1–2 times

3 times

never

1–2 times

3 times

 

Physical examination (n = 295)

22 (36.1)

23 (37.7)

16 (26.2)

45 (19.2)

135 (57.7)

54 (23.1)

0.007

Technical diagnostics (e.g., ECG, ultrasound, spirometry) (n = 292)

54 (88.5)

7 (11.5)

0 (0.0)

67.5 (156)

66 (28.6)

9 (3.9)

0.004

Arranging or providing laboratory tests (n = 296)

47 (75.8)

15 (24.2)

0 (0.0)

77 (32.9)

135 (57.7)

22 (9.4)

< 0.001

Prescribing, recommending or dispensing medication (n = 297)

18 (29.0)

27 (43.5)

17 (27.4)

21 (8.9)

120 (51.1)

94 (40.0)

< 0.001

Wound care (e.g., minor surgical interventions, removing sutures) (n = 295)

35 (56.5)

23 (37.1)

4 (6.5)

130 (55.8)

86 (36.9)

17 (7.3)

0.974

Vaccinations (n = 295)

46 (74.2)

16 (25.8)

0 (0.0)

65 (27.9)

137 (58.8)

31 (13.3)

< 0.001

Other injections or intravenous applications (n = 294)

60 (96.8)

2 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

220 (94.8)

9 (3.9)

3 (1.3)

0.645

Referral to a specialist or admission to hospital

(n = 294)

48 (78.7)

12 (19.7)

1 (1.6)

109 (46.8)

102 (44.8)

22 (9.4)

< 0.001

Issuing medical certificates, notification of illness or reports (n = 294)

49 (79.0)

13 (21.0)

0 (0.0)

97 (41.8)

104 (44.8)

31 (13.4)

< 0.001

Palliative care (n = 293)

60 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

229 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Did you provide the treatments of your child/children in your doctor’s office?a (n = 282)

 

A) Child/children not registered at the GP’s practice

B) Child/children registered at the GP’s practice

p-value

A vs. B

Yes

Partially

No

Yes

Partially

No

p

2 (4.1)

10 (20.4)

37 (75.5)

58 (24.9)

92 (39.5)

83 (35.6)

< 0.001

Did you document the treatments of your child/children?b (n = 281)

 

A) Child/children not registered at the GP’s practice

B) Child/children registered at the GP’s practice

p-value

A vs. B

Yes

Partially

No

Yes

Partially

No

p

14 (28.6)

9 (18.4)

26 (53.1)

135 (58.2)

58 (25.0)

39 (16.8)

< 0.001

  1. aAnalysis considered only participants who reporting having at least one child
  2. bAnalysis considered only participants who reporting having provided at least one treatment