Table 2.
Determinants of the frequency of physician visits in the past 3 months. Findings of multiple negative binomial regressions
| Independent variables | Number of doctor visits |
|---|---|
| Gender: - Female (Ref.: Male) | 4.02** |
| (1.60–10.11) | |
| Age | 0.99 |
| (0.96–1.02) | |
| Family status: - Widowed/Divorced/Married, living separated from spouse (Ref.: Single) | 0.88 |
| (0.46–1.67) | |
| Education: - Secondary/tertiary education (Ref.: Primary education) | 1.59 |
| (0.76–3.32) | |
| Country of origin: - Neighboring country (Germany) | 2.11 |
| (0.79–5.64) | |
| - Other country | 0.78 |
| (0.41–1.49) | |
| Alcohol consume: - Presence of chronic alcohol consume (CDT > 2.5) (Ref.: Absence of chronic alcohol consume) | 0.26*** |
| (0.12–0.57) | |
| Health insurance: Yes (Reference category: No health insurance) | 0.70 |
| (0.34–1.48) | |
| Fear of COVID-19 (from 1 = not at all to 4 = severely) | 1.06 |
| (0.75–1.50) | |
| Health-related quality of life (EQ-VAS, ranging from 0 (worst) to 100 (best)) | 0.97*** |
| (0.96–0.98) | |
| Constant | 11.06* |
| (1.05–116.15) | |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.10 |
| Observations | 98 |
Incidence rate ratios are reported. 95% confidence intervals in parentheses. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, + p < 0.10