Totalf n (%) 978 (100) | HighUsers n (%) 343 (35.07) | GPUsers n (%) 272 (27.80) | LowUsers n (%) 363 (37.11) | p-value | |
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Cluster Variablesa | |||||
GP Appointments | |||||
0 | 126 (12.9) | 30 (8.7) | 0 (0) | 96 (26.4) | < 0.001d |
1–2 | 379 (38.8) | 112 (32.7) | 0 (0) | 267 (73.6) | |
≥ 3 | 473 (48.4) | 201 (58.6) | 272 (100) | 0 (0) | |
Physiotherapyb | 141 (14.4) | 141 (41.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < 0.001d |
Orthopaedic Surgeonb | 192 (19.6) | 192 (56.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < 0.001d |
Hospitalisationb | 112 (11.5) | 112 (32.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < 0.001d |
Healthcare Use | |||||
GP appointments, mean ± SD | 3.14 ± 3.32 | 3.38 ± 3.38 | 4.00 ± 1.17 | 1.27 ± 0.83 | < 0.001e |
Other medical appointmentsb | |||||
Rheumatology | 56 (5.7) | 29 (8.5) | 12 (4.4) | 15 (4.1) | 0.026d |
Physiatry | 43 (4.4) | 39 (11.4) | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0) | < 0.001d |
Cardiology | 136 (13.9) | 72 (21.0) | 25 (9.2) | 39 (10.7) | < 0.001d |
Neurology | 50 (5.1) | 24 (7.0) | 17 (6.3) | 9 (2.5) | 0.015d |
Internal medicine | 77 (7.9) | 10.8 (37) | 24 (8.8) | 16 (4.4) | 0.006d |
Surgery | 71 (7.3) | 55 (5.6) | 8 (2.9) | 8 (2.2) | < 0.001d |
Psychiatry | 45 (4.6) | 19 (5.5) | 15 (5.5) | 11 (3.0) | 0.197d |
Other medical appointmentsc, mean ± SD | 2.41 ± 4.35 | 4.43 ± 6.65 | 3.82 ± 4.75 | 1.82 ± 2.70 | < 0.001e |
Joint Surgeryb | 20 (2.3) | 20 (8.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < 0.001d |
Psychologyb | 13 (1.3) | 5 (1.5) | 1 (0.4) | 7 (1.9) | 0.228d |
Technical aidsb | 18 (1.8) | 17 (5.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | < 0.001d |