Table 1.
Responders |
Non-responder, n = 271 | P value non-responder versus non-complex responders | P value non-responder versus complex responders | |||
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Total, n = 358 | No complex problems, n = 280 | Complex problems,a n = 75 | ||||
Age (median, IQR) | 80 (77–83) | 79 (77–82) | 83 (78–86) | 81 (78–85) | <0.001 | 0.103 |
Male sex (%) | 42.3 | 46.1 | 28.0 | 33.9 | 0.004 | 0.331 |
Living alone (%) | 20.0 | 17.8 | 28.0 | 24.4 | 0.059 | 0.530 |
Number of diseases (median, IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–4) | 0.045 | <0.001 |
Vulnerable according to GP (%) | 19.8 | 13.7 | 42.7 | 25.4 | 0.001 | 0.004 |
Number of prescriptions (median, IQR) | 9 (5–13) | 8 (4–12) | 13 (8–19) | 8 (4–12) | 0.946 | <0.001 |
Healthcare use last year | ||||||
Consultations GP (median, IQR) | 8 (4–12) | 7 (4–11) | 12 (6–17) | 7 (4–12) | 0.486 | <0.001 |
Home visits GP last year, yes/no (%) | 36.9 | 29.3 | 65.3 | 44.6 | <0.001 | 0.002 |
Out of hours contact GP, yes/no (%) | 13.0 | 10.7 | 21.3 | 14.8 | 0.154 | 0.171 |
Referrals (median, IQR) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (1–4) | 1 (0–2) | 0.734 | <0.001 |
Physiotherapy, yes/no (%) | 15.5 | 13.2 | 24.0 | 9.2 | 0.138 | 0.001 |
Mental health care, yes/no (%) | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.671 | 0.132 |
aThree missing values.