Table 5.
Mean number of visits to each healthcare setting per respiratory syncytial virus patient visiting the healthcare setting at least once during their episode, according to patients’ age or risk factors (visits per patient*)
| Characteristics (age or risk factor) | RSV-specific | RSV-specific and bronchiolitis | RSV-specific and ALRI | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | OP | ED | HO | PC | OP | ED | HO | PC | OP | ED | HO | |
| [0–1] | 7.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| [1–2] | 9.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| [2–3] | 9.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| [3–6] | 9.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| [6–12] | 9.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| [0–12] | 9.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| [12–24] | 7.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| [24–36] | 6.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| [36–60] | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| [0–24] | 9.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| [24–60] | 6.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| With risk factor | 9.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Without risk factor | 8.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Born preterm | 16.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Born with low weight /size | 13.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Total | 8.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
ALRI acute lower respiratory infection, ED emergency department, HO Hospital (inpatient), OP outpatient (specialized care), PC primary care, RSV respiratory syncytial virus
*Each patient may then visit each healthcare setting more than once, even in the same day (e.g. visit to general practitioner and visit to nurse in the same primary care center)