Table 3.

Mean (SD) health care utilization per patient during 3 years (2002-2004) in depressed patients with diabetes and non-depressed patients with diabetes.

Category	Depressed (n = 393)	Non-depressed (n = 494)
Contacts with the GP
Consultation	18.9 (14.3)	13.5 (10.6)
Home visit	3.0 (7.7)	0.7 (2.6)
Telephone contact	5.1 (9.8)	2.1 (3.3)
Repeat prescription	31.5 (26.6)	20.2 (19.3)
Physiotherapy	13.3 (20.7)	8.7 (16.3)
Dietician	0.1 (1.3)	0.1 (1.5)
Mental health care
Social worker	0.7 (2.5)	0.2 (1.4)
Psychologist	0.1 (1.3)	0.0 (0.6)
Psychiatrist	7.0 (15.9)	0.8 (5.8)
Psychotherapist	0.1 (0.9)	0 (0)
Regional institute for mental	0.2 (2.1)	0.1 (1.4)
welfare
Outpatient clinic	8.0 (4.1)	6.4 (4.4)
Medication deliveries	158.2 (191.6)	87.4 (131.0)