Table 3.

Characteristics of patients enrolled in the PROM study and who completed patient questionnaires

Characteristic	N (%)
Age, mean (SD)	77.7 (6.4)
Female gender	63 (65.6)
Marital status
Married or cohabiting	48 (50.0)
Widowed, divorced or separated	32 (33.3)
Single/never married	17 (17.7)
Irish nationality	90 (93.8)
Education
No schooling or primary only	31 (32.3)
Secondary level	32 (33.3)
Third level	33 (34.4)
Employment
Retired	71 (74.0)
Employed or homemaker	21 (21.9)
Other	4 (4.2)
Private health insurance	46 (47.9)
GMS scheme	65 (67.7)
Doctor Visit Card	19 (19.8)
Distance GP, median (IQR)	2 (1–4)
Any GP visit in previous 12 months	95 (99.0)
Number of visits, median (IQR)	5.5 (3.5 to 8)
Any A&E visit in previous 12 months	27 (28.1)
Number of visits, median (IQR)	1 (1 to 2)
Any outpatient visit in previous 12 months	52 (54.2)
Number of visits, median (IQR)	2 (1 to 6)
Any inpatient stay in previous 12 months	29 (30.2)
Number of stays, median (IQR)	1 (1 to 3)
Number of inpatient nights, median (IQR)	3 (1 to 8)

A&E, accident and emergency department; GMS, General Medical Services; GP, general practitioner; PROM, patient-reported outcome measure.