Table 2.
Distribution of multidisciplinary meetings attended by 3179 Norwegian GPs in 2007, according to diagnoses1 and patient age
| Number of meetings (%) within different age groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICPC chapters: 1 | All ages | 0-19 years | 20-39 years | 40-59 years | 60-79 years | ≥80 years |
| A - General and unspecified | 10187 (10.5) | 1223 (11.2) | 3663 (11.3) | 3393 (10.6) | 798 (7.3) | 1101 (10.4) |
| K - Cardiovascular | 4903 (5.1) | 81 (0.7) | 235 (0.7) | 953 (3.0) | 1393 (12.7) | 2241 (21.1) |
| L - Musculoskeletal | 11937 (12.3) | 446 (4.1) | 3048 (9.4) | 5789 (18.1) | 1528 (13.9) | 1126 (10.6) |
| N - Neurological | 5528 (5.7) | 1098 (10.0) | 1412 (4.4) | 1696 (5.3) | 936 (8.5) | 386 (3.6) |
| P - Psychological | 52113 (53.7) | 6451 (58.6) | 21835 (67.3) | 17497 (54.6) | 3771 (34.4) | 2559 (24.1) |
| All other diagnoses | 12423 (12.7) | 1702 (15.4) | 2248 (6.9) | 2716 (8.4) | 2550 (23.2) | 3206 (30.2) |
| Sum | 97091 (100) | 11011 (100) | 32441 (100) | 32044 (100) | 10976 (100) | 10619 (100) |
1 Diagnosis based on The International Classification of Primary Care [ICPC]