Table 2 Mean resource use (in number of contacts unless stated otherwise) per patient over 12 months, n=234
Resource category | Overall means | (SD) | Resource use (%) | Means of patients using services (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct healthcare | |||||
 General practitioner | 13.26 | (22.46) | 99.37 | 13.32 | (11.45) |
 Internist | 2.16 | (2.87) | 67.95 | 3.18 | (2.89) |
 Orthopaedist | 1.40 | (3.03) | 33.33 | 4.21 | (3.99) |
 Neurologist | 0.28 | (0.85) | 12.38 | 1.83 | (1.36) |
 Ophthalmologist | 1.46 | (2.79) | 47.15 | 3.16 | (3.39) |
 Otolaryngologist | 0.41 | (1.18) | 19.66 | 2.07 | (1.94) |
 Gynaecologist | 0.15 | (0.58) | 9.40 | 1.64 | (1.09) |
 Dermatologist | 1.09 | (3.40) | 28.63 | 3.81 | (5.51) |
 Urologist | 0.49 | (1.38) | 18.38 | 2.67 | (2.16) |
 Other | 0.35 | (1.33) | 14.10 | 2.49 | (2.72) |
  Sum of physicians | 21.06 | (14.60) | 99.37 | 21.15 | (14.56) |
 Physiotherapist | 5.03 | (11.82) | 32.05 | 15.71 | (16.44) |
 Ambulatory clinic in hospital | 0.89 | (2.75) | 32.48 | 2.74 | (4.28) |
 Inpatient care in stays | 0.85 | (1.32) | 44.87 | 1.90 | (1.37) |
 Inpatient care/hospital in days (without intensive care unit) | 7.89 | (16.56) | 44.87 | 17.59 | (21.02) |
 Inpatient care/intensive care unit in days | 0.51 | (1.74) | 14.10 | 3.64 | (3.23) |
 Inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation in days | 13.86 | (13.06) | 59.40 | 23.33 | (8.09) |
 Drugs in numbers of medication taken at the same time | 6.99 | (2.15) | 100.00 | 6.99 | (2.15) |
Direct non-healthcare | |||||
 Outpatient nursing service in hours | 5.14 | (20.98) | 7.69 | 66.81 | (40.90) |
 Paid household help in hours | 26.65 | (156.40) | 10.68 | 249.48 | (423.74) |
 Informal care (%) |  |  |  |  |  |
   without care level |  |  | 92.74 |  |  |
   Care level one |  |  | 5.89 |  |  |
   Care level two |  |  | 1.28 |  |  |
   Care level three |  |  | 0 |  |  |