Table 2 Description of variables associated with utilization of health care services: general (8,712), hospital (3,492) and physician (6,451) services
Variables | General Health Care Services N( %)* | Hospital Services N(%)* | Physician Services N(%)* |
|---|---|---|---|
Unmet health care needs | |||
No | 7,329 (84.2) | 2,797 (80.2) | 5,249 (81.4) |
Yes | 1,375 (15.8) | 691 (19.8) | 1,197 (18.6) |
General life satisfaction | |||
Dissatisfied | 590 (6.8) | 279 (8.0) | 434 (6.7) |
Very satisfied | 2,787 (32.2) | 1,012 (29.2) | 2,007 (31.3) |
Satisfied | 4,396 (50.7) | 1,822 (52.5) | 3,342 (52.1) |
Neither satisfied/dissatisfied | 895 (10.3) | 359 (10.3) | 633 (9.9) |
Rating of availability of Provincial care | |||
Poor | 1,218 (14.0) | 537 (15.5) | 845 (13.2) |
Fair | 2,182 (25.2) | 923 (26.6) | 1,647 (25.6) |
Good | 3,884 (44.8) | 1,381 (39.7) | 3,928 (61.2)1 |
Excellent | 1,392 (16.0) | 633 (18.2) | |
Quality of Care Received | |||
Poor | 299 (3.4) | 595 (17.0) | 694 (10.8) |
Fair | 1,072 (12.3) | ||
Good | 3,993 (45.9) | 1,293 (37.1)2 | 2,233 (34.6)2 |
Excellent | 3,336 (38.3) | 1,599 (45.9) | 3,517 (54.6) |
Patient Satisfaction | |||
Dissatisfied | 1,396 (16.1) | 660 (18.9) | 568 (8.8) |
Satisfied | 7,299 (83.9) | 2,827 (81.1) | 5,875 (91.2) |
Most recent patient | |||
Outpatient | - | 1,363 (39.0) | - |
Admitted Overnight | - | 817 (23.40) | - |
ER Patient | - | 1,312 (37.6) | - |
Physician Type | |||
Family Doctor | - | - | 5,303 (82.3) |
Specialist | - | - | 1,144 (17.7) |