Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics related to level of satisfaction of older persons with the general practice.
| Total population | Level of satisfaction | |||||||
| Satisfied | Neutral | Dissatisfied | p-value | |||||
| n = 2664 | n = 994 | n = 1561 | n = 109 | |||||
| (37.3%) | (58.6%) | (4.1%) | ||||||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Age | Years | 82 (79–87) | 82(79–87) | 83(79–87) | 83(79–88) | 0.140 | ||
| Gender | Female | 1819 (68%) | 66% | 69% | 69% | 0.271 | ||
| Place of birth | Netherlands | 2427 (91%) | 90% | 92% | 89% | 0.353 | ||
| Education level | Primary only | 962 (36%) | 34% | 37% | 40% | 0.248 | ||
| Living situation | Community | 2381 (89%) | 91% | 89% | 81% | 0.003 | ||
| Functional and clinical characteristics | ||||||||
| Activities of daily living | GARS (points) | 32 (24–41) | 30 (24–39) | 32 (24–42) | 38 (31–46) | <0.001 | ||
| Number of diseases | Sum max. 19 | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–6) | 5 (3–6) | 0.005 | ||
| Subjective health | VAS | 70 (55–75) | 70 (55–75) | 70 (55–75) | 60 (50–70) | <0.001 | ||
| Depression | GDS | 2 (0–4) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (0–4) | 3 (1–6) | <0.001 | ||
| Cognitive function | MMSE | 28 (26–29) | 28 (26–29) | 28 (26–29) | 27 (25–29) | <0.001 | ||
| Loneliness | DJG | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–4) | 3 (1–5) | 4 (2–7) | <0.001 | ||
| Quality of life | EQ5D Dutch tariff | 0.8 (0.5–0.8) | 0.8 (0.6–0.8) | 0.8 (0.6–0.8) | 0.5 (0.2–0.7) | <0.001 | ||
| Cantril's ladder | 7 (7–8) | 6 (7–8) | 7 (7–8) | 7 (6–8) | <0.001 | |||
| Complexity of health problems | ||||||||
| 0 problem domains | 243 (9%) | 11% | 9% | 1% | <0.001 | |||
| 1 problem domain | 212 (8%) | 9% | 8% | 4% | ||||
| 2 problem domains | 726 (27%) | 29% | 27% | 21% | ||||
| 3 problem domains | 1013 (38%) | 37% | 39% | 40% | ||||
| 4 problem domains | 461 (17%) | 15% | 18% | 34% | ||||
Categorical data are represented as n (%). Differences were tested with Chi-square tests. Numerical data are presented as median (IQR). Differences were tested with Kruskal-Wallis tests.