Table 2.
Distribution of physicians’ prescription goals according to patients’ characteristics
| Mortality | Morbidity | Cure | Symptom | Quality of life | Functioning | Other or none | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 429 | (8.5%) | 1128 | (22.4%) | 587 | (11.7%) | 2183 | (43.3%) | 534 | (10.6%) | 91 | (1.8%) | 84 | (1.7%) | 5036 (100%) | |
| Gender | p < 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 213 | (10.0%) | 564 | (26.4%) | 213 | (10.0%) | 858 | (40.2%) | 217 | (10.2%) | 41 | (1.9%) | 28 | (1.3%) | 2134 (100%) | |
| Female | 216 | (7.4%) | 564 | (19.4%) | 374 | (12.9%) | 1325 | (45.7%) | 317 | (10.9%) | 50 | (1.7%) | 56 | (1.9%) | 2902 (100%) | |
| Age | p < 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
| 0–44 | 44 | (2.7%) | 151 | (9.1%) | 271 | (16.4%) | 970 | (58.7%) | 151 | (9.1%) | 24 | (1.5%) | 42 | (2.5%) | 1653(100%) | |
| ≥45 | 385 | (14.7%) | 977 | (31.6%) | 316 | (6.7%) | 1213 | (31.9%) | 383 | (11.7%) | 67 | (2.1%) | 42 | (1.3%) | 3383 (100%) | |
| Patient known by physician | p < 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 420 | (8.7%) | 1103 | (23.0%) | 561 | (11.7%) | 2046 | (42.6%) | 512 | (10.7%) | 83 | (1.7%) | 79 | (1.6%) | 4804 (100%) | |
| No | 9 | (3.9%) | 25 | (10.8%) | 26 | (11.2%) | 137 | (59.1%) | 22 | (9.5%) | 8 | (3.4%) | 5 | (2.2%) | 232 (100%) | |
| Long term condition | p < 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 285 | (16.6%) | 564 | (32.9%) | 112 | (6.5%) | 492 | (28.7%) | 200 | (11.7%) | 39 | (2.3%) | 21 | (1.2%) | 1713 (100%) | |
| No | 144 | (4.3%) | 564 | (17.0%) | 475 | (14.3%) | 1691 | (50.9%) | 334 | (10.1%) | 52 | (1.6%) | 63 | (1.9%) | 3323 (100%) | |
| Low income | NA | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 18 | (8.2%) | 29 | (13.2%) | 25 | (11.4%) | 108 | (49.1%) | 36 | (16.4%) | 0 | (0%) | 4 | (1.8%) | 220 (100%) | |
| No | 411 | (8.5%) | 1099 | (22.8%) | 562 | (11.7%) | 2075 | (43.1%) | 498 | (10.3%) | 91 | (1.7%) | 91 | (1.7%) | 4816 (100%) | |
NA Chi-square test not available due to a theoretical sample < 5