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. 2014 Jun 9;15:114. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-114

Table 6.

The five most common diagnoses according to the ICPC-2 classification for each contact type 1

 
Diagnoses (n (%))
 
 
Telephone consultation 2
Telephone referral 3
Clinical consultation 4
Home visit 5
  (n = 3,133) (n = 2,177) (n = 4,052) (n = 5,867)
Heart
Acute myocardial infarction (K75)
9
(16.7)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
7
(12.7)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
6
(11.3)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
40
(9.5)
 
Cystitis (U71)
7
(9.9)
Pneumonia (R81)
6
(10.9)
Acute myocardial infarction (K75)
3
(5.6)
Pneumonia (R81)
33
(8.1)
 
Endocrine/nutrit. disorder (T99)
5
(7.1)
Angina (K74)
4
(6.9)
Laceration (S18)
3
(5.6)
Heart failure (K77)
25
(6.4)
 
Pain general (A01)
4
(5.3)
Effect pros. device (A89)
4
(6.9)
Disease digestive syst. (D99)
2
(3.7)
Acute myocardial infarction (K75)
19
(5.0)
 
Medication prescription, general (A50)
3
(4.7)
Heart failure (K77)
3
(5.2)
Conjunctivitis infect. (F70)
2
(3.7)
Ischaemic heart disease (K74)
18
(3.7)
Lung
Asthma (R96)
48
(15.3)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
44
(16.4)
Pneumonia (R81)
30
(8.9)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
282
(23.3)
 
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
43
(14.2)
Pneumonia (R81)
37
(13.6)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
26
(7.2)
Pneumonia (R81)
156
(12.5)
 
Medication prescription, general (A50)
20
(6.0)
Asthma (R96)
19
(7.0)
Asthma (R96)
24
(6.9)
Death (A96)
40
(4.1)
 
Gastroent. Infect. (D73)
7
(2.5)
Effect pros. device (A89)
6
(2.1)
Cystitis (U71)
13
(3.6)
Asthma (R96)
27
(3.2)
 
Alcohol abuse(P15)
6
(2.1)
Shortness of breath/dyspnoea (R02)
5
(1.9)
Abdominal pain (D01)
10
(2.9)
Heart failure (K77)
23
(2.3)
Diabetes
Endocrine/nutrit. disorder (T99)
26
(9.8)
Pneumonia (R81)
24
(9.6)
Pneumonia (R81)
15
(5.6)
Pneumonia (R81)
103
(9.2)
 
Cystitis (U71)
12
(3.5)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
10
(4.2)
Skin infect. (S76)
10
(4.1)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
86
(7.1)
 
Medication prescription, general (A50)
10
(3.0)
Infectious disease (A78)
9
(3.9)
Laceration (S18)
8
(3.2)
Death (A96)
53
(5.1)
 
Death (A96)
9
(3.0)
General dis.(A99)
9
(3.9)
Upper resp. Infect. (R74)
7
(2.8)
Heart failure (K77)
40
(3.5)
 
Adverse effect medical agent (A85)
9
(3.0)
Digestive symptoms (D99)
8
(3.7)
Gastroent. Infect. (D73)
6
(2.5)
Cystitis (U71)
31
(2.7)
Psychiatry
Schizophrenia (P72)
7
(9.1)
Schizophrenia (P72)
6
(10.5)
Teeth/gum symptom (D19)
3
(5.1)
Schizophrenia (P72)
24
(10.4)
 
Psychosis (P98)
5
(8.2)
Pneumonia (R81)
4
(7.2)
Schizophrenia (P72)
3
(5.1)
Affective psychosis (P73)
13
(5.6)
 
Psychological disorders (P99)
4
(5.4)
Skin infect. (S11)
3
(5.5)
Tonsillitis ac. (R76)
2
(4.0)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
13
(5.6)
 
Chronic alcohol abuse (P15)
3
(4.1)
Psychological sympt. (P29)
2
(4.1)
Laceration (S18)
2
(4.0)
Psychosis (P98)
12
(5.4)
 
Anxiety disorder (P74)
3
(4.1)
Psychosis (P98)
2
(4.1)
Cystitis (U71)
2
(4.0)
Anxiety disorder (P74)
10
(4.3)
Cancer
Cystitis (U71)
25
(8.9)
Pneumonia (R81)
24
(9.4)
Pneumonia (R81)
13
(4.7)
Pneumonia (R81)
115
(10.5)
 
Death (A96)
18
(6.5)
Death (A96)
17
(6.6)
Tonsilitis acute (R76)
11
(4.3)
Death (A96)
106
(10.1)
 
Medication prescription, general (A50)
10
(2.9)
Abdominal pain (D01)
9
(3.5)
Cystitis (U71)
10
(3.9)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
45
(4.1)
 
Abdominal pain (D01)
10
(2.9)
Chronic obstructive pulm. dis. (R95)
8
(3.2)
Laceration (S18)
10
(3.9)
Disease digestive system (D99)
42
(3.8)
 
General disease (A99)
10
(2.9)
Urinary retention (U08)
8
(3.2)
Skin infection post traumatic (S11)
8
(3.6)
General disease (A99)
37
(3.1)
Others
Cystitis (U71)
88
(6.3)
Pneumonia (R81)
82
(6.4)
Pneumonia (R81)
121
(3.9)
Pneumonia (R81)
212
(7.6)
 
Gastroenteritis pres. Infect. (D73)
82
(5.9)
Tonsillitis acuta (R76)
81
(6.3)
Tonsillitis acute (R76)
118
(3.8)
Gastroenteritis pres. Infect. (D73)
114
(4.3)
 
Conjunctivitis Infectious (F70)
46
(3.3)
Abdominal pain (D01)
43
(3.3)
Upper resp. Infect. Acute(R74)
109
(3.4)
Migraine (N89)
91
(3.2)
 
Medication prescription, general (A50)
43
(3.1)
Laceration (S18)
42
(3.2)
Laceration (S18)
104
(3.3)
Cholecystitis (D98)
91
(3.0)
  Influenza (R80) 42 (3.0) Cystitis (U71) 42 (3.2) Strep throat (R72) 103 (3.2) Death (A96) 88 (2.8)

1Number of identified patients for each contact type is calculated without consideration of patients with more than one of the chronic diseases. 2A total of 2,953 unique patients. 3A total of 2,033 unique patients. Referral to hospitals or other institutions are included in telephone consultations. 4A total of 3,853 unique patients. 5A total of 5,091 unique patients.