Table 4.
Use of health resources and lost productivity
| |
OutpatientsaN=340 |
Inpatients N=241 |
Total N=581 |
p |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | Mean (SD) | (%) | Mean (SD) | (%) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Medical visits | |||||||
| Primary care |
83.2 |
2.8 (2.8) |
59.3 |
2.0 (2.5) |
73.3 |
2.5 (2.7) |
<0.001 |
| Specialist |
48.8 |
0.9 (2.1) |
71.8 |
1.8 (2.0) |
58.3 |
1.3 (2.1) |
<0.001 |
| Emergency room |
51.8 |
0.1 (0.3) |
6.5 |
0.1 (0.2) |
32.9 |
0.1 (0.3) |
NS |
| Test | |||||||
| Laboratory tests |
35.3 |
0.4 (0.7) |
38.6 |
0.5 (0.7) |
36.7 |
0.4 (0.7) |
NS |
| Conventional radiology |
100 |
0.8 (0.8) |
100 |
0.4 (0.7) |
100 |
0.7 (0.8) |
<0.001 |
| Complementary tests |
5.9 |
0.1 (0.3) |
7.9 |
0.1 (0.3) |
6.7 |
0.1 (0.3) |
NS |
| Hospitalizations |
--- |
--- |
100 |
4.4 (0.3) |
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--- |
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| Lost productivity | 20.9 | 4.7 (12.4) | 6.2 | 2.1 (10.6) | 14.2 | 3.7 (11.7) | 0.009 |
NS: non significant; aOutpatient: includes patients diagnosed in primary care centres and emergency rooms at hospitals.