Table 1 Patient and visit characteristics (n = 1791)
From: Associations between primary care practice type and patient-reported access
Patient demographics | |
|---|---|
Sex – female | 1009 (56%) |
Age, years | 57 (±0.44) |
Currently employed | 619 (35%) |
Retired | 749 (42%) |
Self-perceived as average income compared for region | 1312 (73%) |
Completed post-secondary education | 305 (17%) |
Born in Switzerland | 1331 (74%) |
Speaks the local official language fluently | 1417 (79%) |
Patient health-related characteristics | |
How would you describe your own health? (Fair or poor) | 590 (33%) |
Do you have a longstanding disease or condition? (yes) | 800 (45%) |
Do you have your own doctor? (yes, the one I visited) | 1629 (91%) |
Do you have your own doctor? (yes, another one) | 100 (6%) |
Visit characteristics | |
What is the reason for your visit? | |
Illness | 670 (37%) |
Check-up | 590 (33%) |
Other | 530 (30%) |
Physician Demographics | |
Sex (female) | 44 (22%) |
Age, years | 55 (±0.57) |
Employment status | |
Salaried (%) | 9 (4.5%) |
Self-employed (%) | 194 (97%) |
Practice characteristics | |
Comprehensiveness score | 55 (±0.57) |
Linguistic area | |
German speaking | 123 (62%) |
French speaking | 69 (35%) |
Italian speaking | 8 (4%) |
Practice location | |
City / suburbs | 61 (31%) |
Small town | 34 (17%) |
Mixed urban / rural | 50 (25%) |
Rural | 52 (26%) |