Table 4.
Determinants of visits to a GP (frequency) for men and women with health complaints
| GP visits (frequency/year) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Men (n = 330) |
Women (n = 299) |
||
|
Variable (reference category) |
beta |
|
beta |
|
|
Personal characteristics |
|
|
|
|
| Age (31–40 years) |
|
|
|
|
| 15-30 years |
−0.077 |
|
0.018 |
|
| 41-50 years |
0.049 |
|
0.105 |
|
| 51-64 years |
0.198 |
** |
0.164 |
* |
| Education (Intermediate) |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
0.025 |
|
−0.040 |
|
| High |
0.024 |
|
−0.118 |
# |
| Coping styles Avoiding (low) |
0.062 |
|
−0.072 |
|
| Active (low) |
0.022 |
|
0.135 |
* |
| Support seeking (low) |
0.136 |
* |
0.095 |
|
|
Health |
|
|
|
|
| Health complaints (other) |
|
|
|
|
| Musculo skeletal |
0.021 |
|
0.007 |
|
| Psychological |
0.096 |
|
−0.013 |
|
| Health status (low) |
−0.050 |
|
−0.126 |
# |
| Control over health outcomes (low) |
0.041 |
|
−0.071 |
|
| Fatigue (low) |
0.008 |
|
0.197 |
** |
|
Sickness absence |
|
|
|
|
| Sickness absence (%) |
−0.055 |
|
0.039 |
|
| Sickness absence (frequency) |
0.099 |
# |
0.051 |
|
|
Work characteristics |
|
|
|
|
| Full time work (<40 hrs/wk) |
0.147 |
** |
−0.013 |
|
| Burnout (low) |
0.067 |
|
−0.085 |
|
| Work handicap (no) |
0.005 |
|
0.018 |
|
| Engagement (low) |
0.016 |
|
−0.061 |
|
| Social support supervisor (low) |
−0.079 |
|
0.031 |
|
| Social support colleagues (low) |
−0.150 |
** |
0.000 |
|
| Work load physical (low) |
0.002 |
|
−0.040 |
|
| Work load static (low) |
−0.083 |
|
0.009 |
|
| Work pressure (low) |
−0.095 |
# |
−0.021 |
|
| Emotional workload (low) |
−0.007 |
|
0.023 |
|
| Decision latitude (low) |
−0.216 |
*** |
−0.069 |
|
| R Square Personal characteristics |
3.6 |
* |
2.6 |
* |
| R Square Health characteristics |
0.9 |
|
7.1 |
** |
| R Square sickness absence |
0.5 |
|
0.0 |
|
| R Square Work characteristics |
8.0 |
* |
−1.9 |
|
| R Square Total | 13.0 | *** | 7.8 | ** |
# = p < 0.10; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001.
1Adjusted R Square.