Table 3.

Reasons given by patients for seeking follow-up care with their own general practitioner after their contact with the GP cooperative for out-of-hours care.

	Telephone advice	Consultation at the GP cooperative	Home visits	Total
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Referred or advised by GP	62 (40.0)	60 (46.5)	44 (38.6)	166 (41.7)
Worsening of complaint	38 (24.5)	30 (23.3)	23 (20.2)	91 (22.9)
Wrong advice or treatment	11 (7.1)	6 (4.7)	3 (2.6)	20 (5.0)
Worried	26 (16.8)	15 (11.6)	26 (22.8)	67 (16.8)
Other reasons	18 (11.6)	18 (14.0)	18 (15.8)	54 (13.6)
Total	155 (100.0)	129 (100.0)	114 (100.0)	398 (100.0)