Table 5 Diagnostic distribution (percentage of consultations) and characteristics of patients and consultations with different definitions of frequent attenders according to frequency of consultations (2017)
ICPC-2 chapter | All | ≥5 consultations | ≥10 consultations | ≥20 consultations | ≥30 consultations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A: General. unspecified | 13.3 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 16.7 |
B: Blood etc. | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
D: Digestive | 10.6 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
F: Eye | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
H: Ear | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
K: Cardiovascular | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
L: Musculoskeletal | 16.6 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
N: Neurological | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
P: Psychological | 5.0 | 16.3 | 28.0 | 33.6 | 34.0 |
R: Respiratory | 18.5 | 17.5 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
S: Skin | 11.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
T: Endocrine etc. | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
U: Urological | 5.8 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
W: Pregnancy etc. | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
X: Female genital | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Y: Male genital | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Z: Social problems | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Number of consultations with identified patients | 1,373,987 | 136,773 | 38,820 | 13,398 | 6785 |
Number of patients | 946,176 | 18,876 | 2462 | 429 | 150 |
Number of consultations per patient | 1.5 | 7.2 | 15.8 | 31.2 | 45.2 |
Percentage females | 51.6 | 54.8 | 56.3 | 63.4 | 63.3 |
Mean age | 37.7 | 42.4 | 45.4 | 43.1 | 41.5 |
Percentage home visits | 4.8 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.6 |
Percentage consultations during weekends | 40.7 | 37.8 | 36.8 | 35.5 | 34.8 |
Percentage consultations with time fee | 39.7 | 46.5 | 48.7 | 49.3 | 48.2 |