Table 3. Distribution of encounters and encounter types among persons with AGE in Community Acute Gastroenteritis Study, Oregon and Washington, USA, September 2016–September 2017*.
| Category | Case definition: diarrhea or vomiting |
Case definition: diarrhea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted no. encounters | % Encounters (95% CI) | Unweighted no. encounters | % Encounters (95% CI) | ||
| No encounter |
313 |
80.9 (76.0–85.1) |
|
288 |
83.3 (77.7–87.9) |
| Any encounter, by type | 80 | 19.1 (14.9–24.0) | 51 | 16.7 (12.1–22.3) | |
| Inpatient | 10 | 12.2 (5.5–22.3) | 5 | 9.2 (2.6–21.7) | |
| Urgent care or emergency department | 37 | 49.5 (35.8–63.1) | 24 | 52.0 (34.1–69.6) | |
| Outpatient | 55 | 69.8 (56.4–81.2) | 33 | 63.8 (44.9–80.0) | |
| Remote |
54 |
64.4 (50.4–76.9) |
|
35 |
67.3 (48.3–82.9) |
| Any encounter, by delivery method | 80 | 19.1 (14.9–24.0) | 51 | 16.7 (12.1–22.3) | |
| Remote only† | 17 | 18.8 (10.8–29.4) | 13 | 23.5 (11.5–39.7) | |
| In-person only‡ | 26 | 35.5 (23.1–49.6) | 16 | 32.7 (17.1–51.7) | |
| Both in-person and remote | 37 | 45.6 (32.1–59.6) | 22 | 43.8 (26.2–62.3) | |
*Percentage estimates are unadjusted and weighted to account for the sampling scheme. AGE, acute gastroenteritis. †Email, video call, or call nurse contact without an in-person visit. ‡Inpatient, urgent care, emergency department, or outpatient visit without any remote contact.