Table 2.
Univariate analysis of resource consumption by multimorbid patients
| Multimorbid patients | Not prioritized multimorbid patients | Prioritized multimorbid patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2014 | 2012 | 2014 | 2012 | 2014 | |
| N and probability of having at least one contact with each service | ||||||
| Primary care service | 7829 (95%) | 8117 (97%)* | 2642 (98%) | 2718 (98%) | 3426 (96%) | 4105 (97%)* |
| Hospitalizations | 2881 (35%) | 2978 (36%) | 492 (18%) | 584 (21%) | 1592 (45%) | 1971 (47%) |
| Number of contacts for each service for those who had at least one contact | ||||||
| Mean rate (SD) | ||||||
| Primary care service | 33.7 (31.9) | 35.1 (36.9) | 26.4 (23.4) | 26.4 (29.6) | 37.0 (30.8) | 43.7 (41.2) |
| Number of hospitalizations | 3.3 (6.2) | 3.1 (4.8) | 2.6 (3.6) | 2.5 (3.3) | 2.9 (4.8) | 3.3 (5.4) |
| Median rate (P25‐P75) | ||||||
| Primary care service | 25.2 (15.0‐42.0) | 24.7 (14.0‐43.1) | 20.0 (13.0‐32.0) | 18.95 (11.0‐31.1) | 29.0 (18.0‐46.0) | 32.1 (18.2‐53.2)* |
| Number of hospitalizations | 2.0 (1.0‐3.1) | 2.0 (1.0‐3.3) | 1.0 (1.0‐3.0) | 1.0 (1.0‐2.0) | 2.0 (1.0‐3.0) | 2.0 (1.0‐4.0)* |
| Mean total cost | 4456.6 (11 047.5) | 4259 (10 190.7) | 2206.8 (7638.9) | 2330.6 (7411.7) | 4908.3 (10 375.3) | 5892.6 (12 049.2) |
*Difference is statistically significant for alpha 95%.