Table 2.
Medicare general practitioner claims (national insurer) compared to self-reported general practitioner visits in the twelve months following discharge from rehabilitation (n = 751)
| 0-6 Months | 7-12 Months | 0-12 Months (combined) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicare GP claims | Self-reported GP visits | Difference (Medicare – Self-reported) | Medicare GP claims | Self-reported GP visits | Difference (Medicare – Self-reported) | Medicare GP claims | Self-reported GP visits | Difference (Medicare – Self-reported) | |
| Number of GP visits | 3,441 | 4,653 | −1,212 | 7,414 | 4,740 | 2,674 | 10,855 | 9,393 | 1,462 |
| Median (range) | 3 | 5 | −1* | 8 | 5 | 2* | 13 | 10 | 2* |
| (0 to 29) | (0 to 52) | (−43 to 22) | (0 to 65) | (0 to 70) | (−26 to 56) | (0 to 76) | (0 to 100) | (−52 to 50) | |
| Mean (SD) | 4.6 | 6.2 | −1.6 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 1.9 |
| (5.0) | (5.8) | (CI −2.1 to −1.1) | (8.7) | (6.2) | (CI 3.0 to 4.1) | (10.3) | (10.3) | (CI 1.2 to 2.7) | |
| p = <0.01 | p = <0.01 | p = <0.01 | |||||||
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*Median of the difference