Table 2 Health care utilization 6, 12 and 18 months prior to and 6, 12 and 18 months after participation in a tele-CDSMP, as measured by administrative data
Health care utilization visits overall sample | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of visit | Previous 6 months | Post 6 months | Previous 12 months | Post 12 months | Previous 18 months | Post 18 months |
All physician | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 4.8 (4.1) | 4.9 (3.9) | 9.3 (6.9) | 9.7 (6.9) | 13.5 (9.5) | 14.1 (9.7) |
Median (IQR) | 4 (2–7) | 4 (2–7) | 8 (5–12) | 8 (5–13) | 12 (8–18) | 12 (8–18) |
General practitioner | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 3.3 (3.0) | 3.2 (2.6) | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.4 (5.1) | 9.4 (7.1) | 9.3 (7.2) |
Median (IQR) | 3 (1–5) | 3 (1–4) | 5 (3–9) | 6 (3–8) | 8 (5–11) | 8 (5–12) |
Specialist | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 1.5 (2.0) | 1.7 (2.4) | 2.8 (3.3) | 3.3 (3.5) | 4.1 (4.6) | 4.8 (4.8) |
Median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–5) | 3 (1–5) | 3 (1–7) |
Emergency | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 1.3 (2.9) | 1.0 (1.7) | 2.2 (3.5) | 2.0 (2.8) | 3.2 (4.9) | 3.1 (4.4) |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (0–4) | 1 (0–5) |
Hospitalizations | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.3 (0.7) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.4 (0.8) |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) |