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Table 4 Summary of determinants that increase the probability of membership in each healthcare utilisation profile, according to Andersen’s Behaviour Model of Healthcare Utilisation

From: Driving factors for the utilisation of healthcare services by people with osteoarthritis in Portugal: results from a nationwide population-based study

 

Determinants

HighUsersa

GPUsersa

Predisposing Characteristics

Age

Being Younger

Geographic Location

Live in Portugal Mainland

Live in Portugal Mainland

Live in the centre region

Enabling Factors

Healthcare insurance

Additional healthcare coverage

Employment status

Being employed

Need Variables

Comorbidities

Higher number of comorbidities

Higher number of comorbidities

Quality of life

Worse HRQoL

Physical function

Worse physical function

Anxiety symptoms

More anxiety symptoms

Physical Exercise

No regular physical exercise

No regular physical exercise

  1. NHS National Health System, HRQoL Health Related Quality of Life
  2. aReference Cluster: LowUsers