Table 3.

Appropriateness of medical care

	GP (n = 50)	MOC (n = 100)	UH (n = 100)	PCP (n = 250)	NHC (n = 200)	Absolute Difference
	n	n	n	n [%]	n [% ]	% [CI95%]	P-Value
Defining needs	44	97	90	231 [92.4]	158 [79]	13.4% [6.9;19.9]	p < 0.0001
Medical history	45	99	97	241 [96.4]	174 [87]	9.4% [4.2;14.6]	p = 0.0002
Clinical examination	47	98	95	240 [96]	170 [85]	11% [5.5;16.5]	p < 0.0001
Complementary investigations	50	99	95	244 [97.6]	199 [99.5]	-1.9% [-4;0.2]	p = 0.1056
Referral	50	100	96	246 [98.4]	197 [98.5]	-0.1% [-2.3;2.2]	p = 0.9321
Access to treatment	48	100	96	244 [97.6]	198 [99]	-1.4% [-3.7;0.9]	p = 0.2641
Excessive medical care	0	1	1	2 [0.8]	3 [1.5]	-0.7% [-2.7;1.3]	p = 0.4815
Overall appropriateness	42	97	90	229 [91.6]	157 [78.5]	13.1% [6.4;19.8]	p = 0.0001

GP: General Practitioners, MOC: Medical Outpatient Clinic, UH: University Hospital (emergency ward department), PCP: Primary Care Physician (GP+MOC+UH), NHC: Nurse Healthcare Centre.