Table 4.
Rates of Outpatient Care, Problems Related to Accessing/Paying for Medical Care, Work-Related Negative Sequelae of Physical Illness and Recovery Status in Borderline Patients over a Decade of Prospective Follow-up
| Patients Who Ever Recovered from BPD | Patients Who Never Recovered from BPD | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Yr FU (N=148) | 8 Yr FU (N=144) | 10 Yr FU (N=142) | 12 Yr FU (N=141) | 14 Yr FU (N=138) | 16 Yr FU (N=134) | 6 Yr FU (N=116) | 8 Yr FU (N=111) | 10 Yr FU (N=107) | 12 Yr FU (N=103) | 14 Yr FU (N=100) | 16 Yr FU (N=97) | RRR Group Time | 95 % CI Group Time | |
| Outpatient Treatments | ||||||||||||||
| Primary Care Physician Visit | 86.5 (N=128) | 83.3 (N=120) | 88.7 (N=126) | 89.4 (N=126) | 88.4 (N=122) | 91.0 (N=122) | 91.4 (N=106) | 91.0 (N=101) | 89.7 (N=96) | 95.2 (N=98) | 92.0 (N=92) | 93.8 (N=91) | 0.96* 1.04* |
0.91, 1.01 0.99, 1.09 |
| Specialist Visit | 41.9 (N=62) | 48.6 (N=70) | 56.3 (N=80) | 60.3 (N=85) | 68.1 (N=94) | 65.7 (N=88) | 56.0 (N=65) | 54.0 (N=60) | 57.9 (N=62) | 73.8 (N=76) | 65.0 (N=65) | 79.4 (N=77) | 0.91* 1.53** |
0.81, 1.03 1.36, 1.74 |
| Annual Physical | 82.4 (N=122) | 83.3 (N=120) | 81.0 (N=115) | 79.4 (N=112) | 84.1 (N=116) | 84.3 (N=113) | 90.5 (N=105) | 89.2 (N=99) | 84.1 (N=90) | 87.4 (N=90) | 85.0 (N=90) | 90.7 (N=85) | 0.90* 0.94* |
0.90, 1.02 0.94, 1.06 |
| Regular Dental Care | 79.0 (N=117) | 74.3 (N=107) | 66.9 (N=95) | 73.9 (N=102) | 74.6 (N=100) | 74.6 (N=100) | 66.4 (N=77) | 55.0 (N=61) | 51.4 (N=55) | 41.8 (N=43) | 53.0 (N=53) | 53.6 (N=52) | 1.37** 0.91* |
1.20, 1.56 0.81, 1.02 |
| Financial Challenges Related to Medical Illness | ||||||||||||||
| Difficulty Accessing or Paying for Health Care a | 20.3 (N=30) | 12.5 (N=18) | 9.9 (N=14) | 11.4 (N=16) | 9.4 (N=13) | 10.4 (N=14) | 23.3 (N=27) | 11.7 (N=13) | 12.2 (N=13) | 12.6 (N=13) | 15.0 (N=15) | 25.8 (N=25) | 0.77* 0.77* |
0.53, 1.11 0.52, 1.14 |
| Quit or Lost Job Due to Poor Health | 1.4 (N=2) | 2.1 (N=3) | 0.7 (N=1) | 1.4 (N=2) | 2.9 (N=4) | 2.2 (N=3) | 13.8 (N=16) | 7.2 (N=8) | 0.9 (N=1) | 6.8 (N=7) | 7.0 (N=7) | 9.3 (N=9) | 0.26** 0.89* |
0.14, 0.48 0.39, 2.03 |
*
P-level results NS
**
P-level results <0.0083
a
Put off seeing doctor because of insurance problems, unable to afford medical attention, and/or gone into debt because of medical illness.