Table 4.

Patients’ Need for Contact With Their Physician in Relation to Patient Characteristics

Patients’ Need for Contact*
Home ScenariosHospital Scenarios
CharacteristicsMean ScorePValueMean ScorePValue
* A higher sum score means more need for contact.
† Eigenvalue component 1.37; mean sum score 5.3 (SD 1.64).
‡ Eigenvalue component 3.21; mean sum score 13.9 (SD 7.10).
Age, y
    18–404.9811.67
    41–604.81<.00113.43.040
    61–804.2514.23
    81–1003.2214.14
Sex
    Male4.26.39913.33.226
    Female4.3813.78
With children
    Yes4.99<.00113. 68.440
    No3.6513.06
Years in the practice
<14.6514.69
    1–24.4413.60
    3–43.90.05312.36.169
    5–104.5714.12
>104.0312.09
Physician contacts in the past year
    1–24.1814.86
    3–44.21.01913.79.069
    5–104.3512.60
>104.5412.23
Chronic illness
    Yes4.22.19113.48.742
    No4.4213.26
Distance from hospital (km)
<54.1913.33
    5–94.21.68013.28.933
    10–204.3512.96
>204.5413.92
Hospital admission in past year
    Yes4.28.55213.05.313
    No4.3613.68
Serious life event last five years
    Yes4.39.33513.30.787
    No4.2413.46
Serious psychosocial problem past 5 years
    Yes4.2713.64
    No4.37.58013.10.491
Variance explained by model, %168