Demographic Characteristics and Self-Reported Health of 1,227 Patients With an Urgent Health Problem in the Past 6 Months Who Used Different Services
| Characteristic | Family Physician (n=201) | After-Hours Clinic (n=93) | Emergency Department (n=677) | Walk-in Clinic (n=94) | Telephone Advisory Service (n=35) | More Than 1 Service (n=127) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * N = 131 did not respond. | ||||||
| † N = 27 did not respond. | ||||||
| ‡ N = 16 did not respond. | ||||||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 47.8, 21.0 | 41.8, 24.5 | 43.4, 24.1 | 38.7, 23.7 | 31.3, 25.4 | 36.6, 23.5 |
| Proxy respondent for child >17 y, % (n) | 12.9 (26) | 24.7 (23) | 20.2 (137) | 25.5 (24) | 45.7 (16) | 26.8 (34) |
| Female, % (n) | 59.2 (119) | 70.0 (65) | 57.3 (388) | 66.0 (62) | 71.4 (25) | 67.7 (86) |
| Income ≥$45,000, % (n)* | 54.4 (99) | 61.8 (55) | 53.2 (322) | 65.9 (54) | 72.7 (24) | 60.3 (70) |
| Some or completed high school education, % (n)† | 91.3 (178) | 93.5 (87) | 88.3 (587) | 92.2 (83) | 91.4 (32) | 96.0 (119) |
| Self-reported health status, % (n)‡ | ||||||
| Excellent | 15.5 (31) | 29.0 (27) | 16.0 (107) | 25.3 (23) | 22.9 (8) | 23.0 (29) |
| Very good | 36.0 (72) | 31.2 (29) | 32.2 (215) | 34.1 (31) | 37.1 (13) | 26.2 (33) |
| Good | 32.0 (64) | 28.0 (26) | 32.5 (217) | 27.5 (25) | 28.6 (10) | 33.3 (42) |
| Fair | 11.0 (22) | 8.6 (8) | 13.6 (91) | 8.8 (8) | 5.7 (2) | 14.3 (18) |
| Poor | 3.2 (4) | 3.2 (3) | 5.7 (38) | 4.4 (4) | 5.7 (2) | 3.2 (4) |