Table 4 Health care utilization 6, 12 and 18 months prior to and 6, 12 and 18 months after participation in a tele-CDSMP stratified by age
Mean (SD) health care utilization visits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Previous 6 months | Post 6 months | Previous 12 months | Post 12 months | Previous 18 months | Post 18 Months |
All Physician visits | ||||||
<= 66 | 4.8 (3.7) | 5.3 (4.1) | 9.2 (6.0) | 10.2 (7.2) | 12.9 (8.4) | 14.8 (9.7) |
> 66 | 4.9 (4.5) | 4.6 (3.8) | 9.4 (7.7) | 9.1 (6.7) | 14.1 (10.5) | 13.3 (9.8) |
GP/FP visits | ||||||
<= 66 | 3.1 (2.7) | 3.3 (2.6) | 6.1 (4.8) | 6.5 (5.2) | 8.9 (7.0) | 9.6 (7.4) |
> 66 | 3.5 (3.3) | 3.1 (2.5) | 6.8 (5.5) | 6.2 (5.0) | 9.9 (7.3) | 8.9 (7.1) |
Specialist visits | ||||||
<= 66 | 1.7 (2.0) | 2.0 (2.5) | 3.1 (3.2) | 3.6 (3.6) | 4.1 (3.8) | 5.2 (4.8) |
>66 | 1.3 (2.1) | 1.5 (2.3) | 2.5 (3.5) | 2.9 (3.3) | 4.1 (5.2) | 4.3 (4.8) |
ED visits | ||||||
<= 66 | 0.9 (1.9) | 1.3 (2.1) | 2.0 (3.3) | 2.2 (3.2) | 3.2 (5.0) | 3.4 (4.7) |
> 66 | 1.7 (3.7) | 0.8 (1.6) | 2.3 (3.7) | 1.7 (2.3) | 3.1 (4.8) | 2.9 (4.2) |
Hospitalizations | ||||||
<= 66 | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.3 (0.6) | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.4 (0.7) |
> 66 | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.4 (0.9) |