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. 2023 Jun 1;13(6):e070130. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070130

Table 2.

The usage of family doctor contract services for disabled older adults

Items Results
Types of contracted services which family doctors provided Total person-time Rank
Primary care 254 1
Home visits 176 6
Medical examination 222 5
Health consultation and education 239 2
Medication guidance 234 3
Telephone follow-up 233 4
Psychological counselling 162 7
Family care bed 30 8
The most desired services for disabled older adults Total points* Rank
Primary care 255 5
Home visits 284 3
Medical examination 295 2
Health consultation and education 270 4
Medication guidance 316 1
Telephone follow-up 84 6
Psychological counselling 76 7
Family care bed 74 8
The most concerned factors of disabled older adults while family doctors providing medical services Total person-time Rank
Diagnostic level 224 2
Service attitude 233 1
Charge standard 196 3
Drug effectiveness 159 4
Others 9 5
The main reasons that affect family doctors to provide services for disabled older adults Total points† Rank
Poor compliance of disabled older adults and their families 200 3
Lack of government policy support 469 2
Short of hands and intensive work 533 1
Unreasonable content of contracted services 137 5
More complicated and difficult conditions to look after the disabled older adults 178 4
Additional demands from disabled older adults and their families beyond contracted services 75 6
Others 1 7

*Number of people selected for the first desired service×3+number of people selected for the second desired service×2+number of people selected for the third desired services×1.

†Number of people selected for the first main reason×3+number of people selected for the second main reason×2+number of people selected for the third main reason×1.