Pattern of Visits to Older Family Physicians in Taiwan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collection
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physicians’ Characteristics
3.2. Patients, Visits, and Disease Patterns
3.3. Patients’ Age Distribution of Visits
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Age Group | Total | |||
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<50 Years Old | 50–64 Years Old | ≥65 Years Old | ||
Number, n (%) | 61 (35.6) | 80 (46.8) | 30 (17.5) | 171 |
Median age (years old) | 41 | 58 | 69 | 55 |
Male, n (%) | 51 (83.6) | 74 (92.5) | 30 (100) | 155 (90.6) |
Practice location, n (%) | ||||
Urban | 32 (52.4) | 44 (55.0) | 15 (50.0) | 91 (53.2) |
Suburban | 21 (34.4) | 22 (27.5) | 10 (33.3) | 53 (30.9) |
Rural | 8 (13.1) | 14 (17.5) | 5 (16.7) | 27 (15.7) |
Age Group | Kruskal–Wallis Test | Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney Test | |||
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<50 | 50–64 | ≥65 | p-Value | p-Value | |
Patients, n | 0.006 | ||||
Mean | 4058 | 3855 | 2330 | 0.012 (<50 vs. ≥65) | |
SD | 3073 | 2474 | 2019 | <0.001 (50–64 vs. ≥65) | |
Visits per year, n | 0.021 | ||||
Mean | 11,019 | 13,371 | 9220 | 0.289 (<50 vs. ≥65) | |
SD | 8837 | 8992 | 8600 | 0.006 (50–64 vs. ≥65) | |
Proportion of acute illness visits | 0.532 | ||||
Mean | 0.369 | 0.347 | 0.314 | ||
SD | 0.228 | 0.215 | 0.199 | ||
Proportion of chronic illness visits | 0.429 | ||||
Mean | 0.152 | 0.154 | 0.11 | ||
SD | 0.163 | 0.17 | 0.122 |
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Liu, H.-Y.; Liu, C.-C.; Shen, T.-H.; Wang, Y.-J.; Liu, J.-Y.; Chen, T.-J.; Chou, L.-F.; Hwang, S.-J. Pattern of Visits to Older Family Physicians in Taiwan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050499
Liu H-Y, Liu C-C, Shen T-H, Wang Y-J, Liu J-Y, Chen T-J, Chou L-F, Hwang S-J. Pattern of Visits to Older Family Physicians in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(5):499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050499
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Hao-Yen, Cheng-Chieh Liu, Tzu-Hsiang Shen, Yi-Jen Wang, Jui-Yao Liu, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Li-Fang Chou, and Shinn-Jang Hwang. 2017. "Pattern of Visits to Older Family Physicians in Taiwan" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 5: 499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050499