Table 5 Frequency, place and documentation of treatment of spouse’s parents – 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 spouse’s/life partner’s parents in the past 12 months? (n = 214) | |||||||
A) Spouse’s/life partner’s parents not registered at the GP’s practice (n = 154), n (%) | B) Spouse’s/life partner’s parents registered at the GP’s practice (n = 60), n (%) | p-value A vs. B | |||||
never | 1–2 times | ≥3 times | never | 1–2 times | ≥3 times | ||
Physical examination (n = 201) | 107 (75.9) | 29 (20.6) | 5 (3.5) | 4 (6.7) | 30 (50.0) | 26 (43.3) | < 0.001 |
Technical diagnostics (e.g., ECG, ultrasound, spirometry) (n = 201) | 132 (93.6) | 9 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (20.0) | 37 (61.7) | 11 (18.3) | < 0.001 |
Arranging or providing laboratory tests (n = 201) | 128 (90.8) | 11 (7.8) | 2 (1.4) | 6 (10.0) | 61.7 (37) | 11 (18.3) | < 0.001 |
Prescribing, recommending or dispensing medication (n = 201) | 96 (68.1) | 25 (24.8) | 10 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (25.0) | 45 (75.0) | < 0.001 |
Wound care (e.g., minor surgical interventions, removing sutures) (n = 201) | 124 (87.9) | 15 (10.6) | 2 (1.4) | 41 (68.3) | 15 (25.0) | 4 (6.7) | 0.003 |
Vaccinations (n = 201) | 125 (88.7) | 16 (11.3) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (38.3) | 35 (58.3) | 2 (3.3) | < 0.001 |
Other injections or intravenous applications (n = 201) | 138 (97.9) | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 46 (76.7) | 11 (18.3) | 3 (5.0) | < 0.001 |
Referral to a specialist or admission to hospital (n = 201) | 124 (87.9) | 17 (12.1) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (25.0) | 21 (35.0) | 24 (40.0) | < 0.001 |
Issuing medical certificates, notification of illness or reports (n = 200) | 136 (96.5) | 5 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | 37 (62.7) | 19 (32.2) | 3 (5.1) | < 0.001 |
Palliative care (n = 201) | 141 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 58 (96.7) | 2 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.029 |
Did you provide the treatments of your spouse’s/life partner’s parent/parents in your doctor’s office?a (n = 121) | |||||||
A) Parent/parents not registered at the GP’s practice | B) Parent/parents registered at the GP’s practice | p-value A vs. B | |||||
Yes | Partially | No | Yes | Partially | No | p | |
8 (13.1) | 7 (11.5) | 46 (75.5) | 29 (48.3) | 19 (31.7) | 12 (20.0) | < 0.001 | |
Did you document the treatments of your spouse’s/life partner’s parent/parents?b (n = 120) | |||||||
A) Parent/parents not registered at the GP’s practice | B) Parent/parents registered at the GP’s practice | p-value A vs. B | |||||
Yes | Partially | No | Yes | Partially | No | p | |
20 (32.8) | 7 (11.5) | 34 (55.7) | 53 (89.8) | 3 (5.1) | 3 (5.1) | < 0.001 | |