Table 3 Use of primary care in people with MS during the 10-year period distributed by health care profession: number and proportion of users (%), mean (sd), median (IQR) and range of contacts (clinical visits, home visits, telephone consultations)

Total use of primary care

121 (100)

192 (297)

91 (33–210)

1-1884

 Physician

117 (97)

39 (52)

26 (10–43)

1–299

 Nurse

113 (93)

91 (213)

20 (5–93)

1–1428

 Occupational therapist

73 (60)

30 (30)

21 (7–43)

1–140

 Physiotherapist

61 (53)

62 (117)

17 (3–85)

1–789

 Nurse aid

24 (20)

37 (139)

4 (1–15)

1–689

 Orthoptist

15 (12)

12 (11)

11 (2–18)

1–43

 Welfare officer

12 (10)

6 (5)

4 (2–11)

1–16

 Dietician

10 (8)

4 (4)

2 (1–7)

1–14

 Psychologist

7 (6)

10 (7)

10 (4–14)

2–23

 Podiatrist

7 (6)

16 (13)

12 (6–27)

1–40

 Other^a

15 (12)

6 (8)

2 (2–9)

2–25