Table 1 Predisposing and need factors of chronic patients according to their use of services
Use of services n (%) | Total 9866 (100) | Nonuse of services 1534 (15.5) | Use of PC and/or HC services 8332 (84.5) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Predisposing factors | ||||
Female gender | 6056 (61.4) | 807 (52.6) | 5249 (63.0) | < 0.01 |
Agea | 55.7 (20.8) | 46.7 (16.4) | 57.4 (21.1) | < 0.01 |
< 15 years | 343 (3.5) | 38 (2.5) | 305 (3.7) | < 0.01 |
15–65 years | 6040 (61.2) | 1305 (85.1) | 4735 (56.8) | |
> 65 years | 483 (35.3) | 191 (12.5) | 3292 (39.5) | |
Origin Spain | 8078 (81.9) | 1087 (70.9) | 6991 (83.9) | < 0.01 |
Europe | 367 (3.7) | 107 (7.0) | 260 (3.1) | |
Rest of the world | 1421 (14.4) | 340 (22.2) | 1081 (13.0) | |
Need factors | ||||
Immobilized | 300 (3.0) | 4 (0.3) | 296 (3.6) | < 0.01 |
Institutionalized | 161 (1.6) | 4 (0.3) | 157 (1.9) | < 0.01 |
Primary Caregiver | 229 (2.3) | 1 (0.1) | 228 (2.7) | < 0.01 |
Home support | 80 (0.8) | 1 (0.1) | 79 (0.9) | < 0.01 |
Palliative care | 44 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 42 (0.5) | 0.04 |
Complexity weighta | 6.7 (7.0) | 2.8 (2.6) | 7.4 (7.4) | < 0.01 |
High risk | 444 (4.5%) | 3 (0.2) | 441 (5.3) | < 0.01 |
Medium risk | 1784 (18.1%) | 31 (2.0) | 1753 (21) | |
Low risk | 7638 (77.4%) | 1500 (97.8) | 6138 (73.7) | |
Multimorbidity | 6036 (61.2) | 546 (35.6) | 5490 (65.9) | < 0.01 |
Chronic diseasesa | 2.5 (1.8) | 1.6 (.9) | 2.7 (1.9) | < 0.01 |
Anemia | 908 (9.2) | 136 (8.9) | 772 (9.3) | 0.6 |
Anxiety | 2345 (23.8) | 356 (23.2) | 1989 (23.9) | 0.6 |
Osteoarthritis | 1055 (10.7) | 50 (3.3) | 1005 (12.1) | < 0.01 |
Asthma | 1044 (10.6) | 177 (11.5) | 867 (14.4) | 0.1 |
Ischemic heart disease | 370 (3.8) | 14 (0.9) | 356 (4.3) | < 0.01 |
Cirrhosis | 479 (4.9) | 47 (3.1) | 432 (5.2) | < 0.01 |
Dementia | 213 (2.2) | 5 (0.3) | 208 (2.5) | < 0.01 |
Depression | 1251 (12.7) | 133 (8.7) | 1118 (13.4) | < 0.01 |
Diabetes mellitus | 1063 (10.8) | 57 (3.7) | 1006 (12.1) | < 0.01 |
Dyslipidemia | 3780 (38.3) | 379 (24.7) | 3401 (40.8) | < 0.01 |
Dysrhythmias | 696 (7.1) | 40 (2.6) | 656 (7.9) | < 0.01 |
OCPD | 389 (3.9) | 13 (0.8) | 376 (4.5) | < 0.01 |
Glaucoma | 395 (4.0) | 18 (1.2) | 377 (4.5) | < 0.01 |
Hypertension | 3418 (34.6) | 270 (17.6) | 3148 (37.8) | < 0.01 |
Stroke | 267 (2.7) | 11 (0.7) | 256 (3.1) | < 0.01 |
Heart failure | 240 (2.4) | 5 (0.3) | 235 (2.8) | < 0.01 |
Chronic kidney disease | 142 (1.4) | 1 (0.1) | 141 (1.7) | < 0.01 |
Active neoplasia | 481 (4.9) | 25 (1.6) | 456 (5.5) | < 0.01 |
Obesity | 1626 (16.5) | 209 (13.6) | 1417 (17) | < 0.01 |
Thyroid disorder | 1646 (16.7) | 171 (11.1) | 1474 (17.7) | < 0.01 |
HIV | 55 (0.6) | 5 (0.3) | 50 (0.6) | 0.2 |
Polymedication | 1598 (16.2) | 16 (1.0) | 1582 (19.0) | < 0.01 |