Table 2.
Chronic conditions, health care utilization, and satisfaction (NorComt study, Norway, 2012-2016)
| N (%) | If yes, treatment past 6 mo. N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||
| Any chronic condition | 99 (73.5) | -- |
| Amount of chronic conditions (mean, SD) | 1.18 (1.11) | -- |
| Hepatitis C | 82 (52.9) | 10 (12.2) |
| Unknown | 8 (5.2) | -- |
| Asthma | 33 (21.3) | 28 (84.8) |
| Unknown | 8 (5.2) | -- |
| Hepatitis B | 22 (14.3) | -- |
| Unknown | 7 (4.5) | -- |
| High blood pressure | 16 (10.3) | 9 (56.3) |
| Unknown | 12 (7.7) | -- |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 12 (7.8) | 7 (58.3) |
| Unknown | 8 (5.2) | -- |
| Heart diseases | 9 (5.8) | 6 (66.7) |
| Unknown | 8 (5.2) | -- |
| Diabetes | 4 (2.6) | 3 (75.0) |
| Unknown | 6 (3.9) | -- |
| Liver cirrhosis | 3 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unknown | 12 (7.8) | -- |
| HIV | 3 (1.9) | 2 (66.7) |
| Unknown | 3 (1.9) | -- |
| Cancer | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unknown | 9 (5.8) | -- |
| Health care utilization, past 6 months | ||
| Appointment with general practitioner | 126 (80.6) | |
| Other somatic health care appointment | 82 (52.6) | |
| Satisfaction | ||
| Overall satisfaction with OMT | ||
| Satisfied | 94 (61.8) | |
| Both satisfied and dissatisfied | 46 (30.3) | |
| Dissatisfied | 12 (7.9) | |
| Physical health compared to before OMT | ||
| Better | 95 (61.7) | |
| Same as before | 18 (11.7) | |
| Worse | 41 (26.6) | |
| Sexual functioning | ||
| Very good | 20 (14.2) | |
| Good | 45 (31.9) | |
| Neither good nor poor | 34 (24.1) | |
| Poor | 19 (13.5) | |
| Very poor | 23 (16.3) | |
Almost three quarters of the patients reported having a chronic condition More than half reported having hepatitis C, for which only one eighth received treatment in the last six months. Most patients had seen a general practitioner in the past six months, and the majority was satisfied with OMT. A third of the patients reported having poor sexual functioning
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