Table 2.
Prevalence of psychological stress according to the characteristics of patients, GPs, practices and geographic areas.
| Characteristics | Number (%) | Unit | n/N patients | Prevalence (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total prevalence | 1066 (100) | Patients | 1066 / 51.422 | 2.1 | |
| Patient sexa | Female | 739 (68) | Patients | 739 / 25.306 | 2.9 |
| Male | 325 (32) | Patients | 325 / 26.116 | 1.2 | |
| Patient age | 18–34 years | 292 (27) | Patients | 292 / 16.744 | 1.7 |
| 35–54 years | 567 (53) | Patients | 567 / 23.077 | 2.5 | |
| 55–65 years | 207 (20) | Patients | 207 / 11.601 | 1.8 | |
| GP’s sex | Female | 34 (61) | GPs | 694 / 30.880 | 2.2 |
| Male | 22 (39) | GPs | 372 / 20.542 | 1.8 | |
| GP age | < 50 years | 23 (41) | GPs | 487 / 20.580 | 2.4 |
| ≥ 50 years | 33 (59) | GPs | 579 / 30.842 | 1.9 | |
| Practice size | 1–2 GPs | 13 (39) | Practices | 352 / 17.186 | 2.0 |
| 3+ GPs | 20 (61) | Practices | 714 / 34.236 | 2.1 | |
| Patients per GP | <1600 | 18 (55) | Practices | 631 / 24.295 | 2.6 |
| ≥1600 | 15 (45) | Practices | 435 / 27.127 | 1.6 | |
| Household Income | ≤60,000 € | 7 (30) | Postal districts | 482 / 23.228 | 2.1 |
| >60,000 € | 16 (70) | Postal districts | 584 / 28.194 | 2.1 | |
| Unemployment | ≤3 | 5 (42) | Municipalities | 301 / 16.536 | 1.8 |
| >3 | 7 (58) | Municipalities | 765 / 34.886 | 2.2 | |
| Higher education | ≤20 | 5 (42) | Municipalities | 124 / 7.493 | 1.7 |
| >20 | 7 (58) | Municipalities | 942 / 43.929 | 2.1 | |
| Urbanisation | ≤75 | 5 (42) | Municipalities | 284 / 11.909 | 2.4 |
| >75 | 7 (58) | Municipalities | 782 / 39.513 | 2.0 | |
The prevalence is the proportion (n) of patients aged 18-65 years with a consultation for psychological stress in the past 6 months based on a systematic search in EMRs and subsequent GP assessment. N was estimated from the total number of listed patients. We assumed that the sex and age composition of listed patients was similar to that of the local municipality population and that patients were equally distributed between participating and non-participating GPs. aTwo patients had no record of sex.