Table 2 Mean number of health professional visits reported by samples in the 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey
From: Healthcare utilization after stroke in Canada- a population based study
Variable | Total | Stroke | Non-Stroke group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Visited Healthcare Provider (Yes) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) |
Family Doctor | 10,521,679 (84.9) | 3.0 (4.8) | 267,142 (93.2) | 4.9 (5.9) | 10,254,536 (84.7) | 3.0 (4.8) |
Eye Specialist | 6,235,330 (50.3) | 1.1 (5.8) | 157,994 (55.1) | 1.4 (6.9) | 6,077,336 (50.2) | 1.1 (5.8) |
Other Medical Specialists | 4,611,415 (37.2) | 1.1 (3.6) | 154,815 (54.0) | 2.2 (10.3) | 4,456,601 (36.8) | 1.1 (3.2) |
Nurse | 1,503,285 (12.1) | 0.9 (10.4) | 79,446 (27.7) | 3.2 (17.6) | 1,423,838 (11.8) | 0.9 (10.2) |
Dental Practitioner | 7,901,339 (63.7) | 1.3 (1.6) | 125,892 (43.9) | 1.0 (1.8) | 7,775,447 (64.2) | 1.3 (1.6) |
Chiropractor | 1,485,209 (12.0) | 1.1 (5.1) | 23,912 (8.3) | 1.1 (7.7) | 1,461,297 (12.1) | 1.1 (5.0) |
Physiotherapist | 1,588,690 (12.8) | 1.3 (6.9) | 46,142 (16.1) | 1.9 (8.1) | 1,542,548 (12.7) | 1.2 (6.9) |
Psychologist | 272,087 (2.2) | 0.2 (1.8) | 8792 (3.1) | 0.4 (4.2) | 263,295 (2.2) | 0.2 (1.7) |
Social Worker/ Counsellor | 429,440 (3.5) | 0.2 (2.8) | 29,412 (10.3) | 0.7 (6.4) | 400,028 (3.3) | 0.2 (2.1) |
Audiologist/ Speech or Occupational Therapist | 653,850 (5.3) | 0.1 (1.2) | 34,038 (11.9) | 0.4 (1.9) | 619,812 (5.1) | 0.1 (1.1) |