Table 1.
Basic characteristics of respondents who visit outpatient department at a community hospital in Japan (n = 821)
| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 47.0 |
| Women | 53.0 | |
| Respondents | Patients | 89.0 |
| Family | 10.6 | |
| Others | 0.4 | |
| Age | <40 | 23.3 |
| 40–59 | 29.2 | |
| 60–69 | 25.1 | |
| 70+ | 22.4 | |
| Use of outpatient department | Gastroenterology | 22.8 |
| General internal medicine | 18.3 | |
| Ophthalmology | 17.5 | |
| Orthopedics | 15.6 | |
| Cardiology | 12.9 | |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 12.1 | |
| Dermatology | 11.4 | |
| Urology | 9.7 | |
| Otolaryngology | 9.1 | |
| Dentistry | 9.1 | |
| Neurosurgery | 8.3 | |
| Surgery | 6.7 | |
| Neurology | 6.3 | |
| Psychosomatic medicine | 4.6 | |
| Thoracic surgery | 4.1 | |
| Respiratory | 3.3 | |
| Pediatrics | 2.3 | |
| Respiratory surgery | 0.5 | |
| Others | 3.9 |