Table 2.
Physical health status, hospital visits, and mental health status of all the participants, portal nonusers, and users during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dutch population of patients who are chronically ill.
| Variables | Total (N=461), n (%) | Nonusers (n=154), n (%) | Users (n=307), n (%) | P value | |
| COVID-19 infection | .72 | ||||
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Yes | 18 (3.9) | 101 (65.6) | 212 (69.1) |
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Not sure | 130 (28.2) | 46 (29.9) | 84 (27.4) |
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No | 313 (67.9) | 7 (4.5) | 11 (3.6) |
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| Level of control | .005 | ||||
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Totally | 66 (14.3) | 28 (18.2) | 38 (12.4) |
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Moderately | 229 (49.7) | 63 (40.9) | 166 (54.1) |
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A little bit | 113 (24.5) | 41 (26.6) | 72 (23.5) |
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Not at all | 46 (10.0) | 16 (10.4) | 30 (9.8) |
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I don’t know | 7 (1.5) | 6 (3.9) | 1 (0.3) |
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| Perceived health (SRHa) | .31 | ||||
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Excellent | 4 (0.9) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (0.7) |
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Very good | 26 (5.6) | 8 (5.2) | 18 (5.9) |
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Good | 127 (27.5) | 36 (23.4) | 91 (29.6) |
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Fair | 177 (38.4) | 57 (37.0) | 120 (39.1) |
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Poor | 127 (27.5) | 51 (33.1) | 76 (24.8) |
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| Average time of hospital visit (hours) | .04 | ||||
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<0.5 | 70 (15.2) | 32 (20.8) | 38 12.4) |
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0.5-1 | 151 (32.8) | 42 (27.3) | 109 (35.5) |
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1-2 | 166 (36.0) | 56 (36.4) | 110 (35.8) |
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2-3 | 55 (11.9) | 21 (13.6) | 34 (11.1) |
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>3 | 19 (4.1) | 3 (1.9) | 16 (5.2) |
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| Depression (PHQ-9b) | .02 | ||||
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None | 172 (37.3) | 56 (36.4) | 116 (37.8) |
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Mild | 158 (34.3) | 49 (31.8) | 109 (35.5) |
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Moderate | 86 (18.7) | 25 (16.2) | 61 (19.9) |
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Moderately severe | 33 (7.2) | 15 (9.7) | 18 (5.9) |
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Severe | 12 (2.6) | 9 (5.8) | 3 (1.0) |
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| Life satisfaction | .005 | ||||
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Extremely satisfied | 27 (5.9) | 6 (3.9) | 21 (6.8) |
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Satisfied | 146 (31.7) | 44 (28.6) | 102 (33.2) |
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Slightly satisfied | 117 (25.4) | 28 (18.2) | 89 (29.0) |
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Neutral | 21 (4.6) | 10 (6.5) | 11 (3.6) |
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Slightly dissatisfied | 70 (15.2) | 27 (17.5) | 43 (14.0) |
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Dissatisfied | 52 (11.3) | 24 (15.6) | 28 (9.1) |
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Extremely dissatisfied | 28 (6.1) | 15 (9.7) | 13 (4.2) |
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aSRH: Self-Rated Health.
bPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire 9.