Table 2.
The underlying diseases of patients with newly requested home visits thought to have increased in incidence compared with before the COVID-19 pandemic
| All | Location | Number of doctors | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 31) | % | Rural (n = 14) | % | Urban (n = 17) | % | p | Solo practice (n = 9) | % | Two or more doctors (n = 22) | % | p | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 5 | 16.1 | 2 | 14.3 | 3 | 17.6 | 0.800 | 1 | 11.1 | 4 | 18.2 | 0.627 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 3 | 9.7 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.665 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 9.1 | 0.863 |
| Respiratory disease | 8 | 25.8 | 3 | 21.4 | 5 | 29.4 | 0.613 | 2 | 22.2 | 6 | 27.3 | 0.771 |
| Liver disease | 2 | 6.5 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.887 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.499 |
| Renal disease | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.263 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.112 |
| Neurological disease | 3 | 9.7 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.665 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 9.1 | 0.863 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.263 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.112 |
| Mental disorder | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.107 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.499 |
| Dementia | 7 | 22.6 | 2 | 14.3 | 5 | 29.4 | 0.316 | 2 | 22.2 | 5 | 22.7 | 0.976 |
| Cancer | 16 | 51.6 | 8 | 57.1 | 8 | 47.1 | 0.576 | 5 | 55.6 | 11 | 50.0 | 0.779 |