Table 3.
Age- and sex-adjusted mean number of annual consultations per 1,000 individuals by PC service and type of visit.
| Natives | Immigrants | |
|---|---|---|
| PC service | ||
| Children | ||
| Paediatrics | 6,214* | 4,612* |
| Nursery | 1,448 | 1,451 |
| Diagnostic tests a | 118* | 140* |
| Physiotherapy | 1 | 1 |
| Social work | 3 | 7 |
| Odontostomatology | 79 | 76 |
| Midwifery | --- | --- |
| Total | 7,873* | 6,304* |
| Adults | ||
| Family medicine | 5,252* | 3,274* |
| Nursery | 2,539* | 763* |
| Diagnostic tests a | 639* | 435* |
| Physiotherapy | 78* | 23* |
| Social work | 25 | 21 |
| Odontostomatology | 65 | 61 |
| Midwifery | 55* | 63* |
| Total | 8,672* | 4,654* |
| Type of visit | ||
| Children | ||
| Demanded visit | 5,264* | 4,172* |
| Emergency visit | 1,173* | 665* |
| Programmed visit | 1,411 | 1,461 |
| Home visit | 25* | 6* |
| Adults | ||
| Demanded visit | 5,341* | 2,932* |
| Emergency visit | 715* | 558* |
| Programmed visit | 2,267* | 1,117* |
| Home visit | 318* | 42* |
* Statistically significant differences between natives and immigrants (p < 0.05)
a Diagnostic tests include those available in PC centres such as lab tests, ECGs, spirometry, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, Holters, echography and glycaemia tests