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- Figure 1
Lorenz curve of the distribution of LTC residents across the family physicians who regularly provide care (Ontario, 2005)
LTC—long-term care.
Tables
- Table 1
Characteristics of family physicians who regularly provided care to residents in LTC homes compared with all other family physicians in Ontario in 2005
CHARACTERISTICS MRPs IN LTC HOMES (N = 1190) REMAINING FPs (n = 9127) PVALUE Demographic characteristics • Age, y -Mean (SD) 52.4 (10.5) 48.2 (1.9) < .001 -Median (IQR) 52 (45–59) 47 (39–56) < .001 • Male sex, n (%) 980 (82.4) 5598 (61.3) < .001 • Community size by no. of individuals, n (%) -< 9000 290 (24.4) 750 (8.2) < .001 -9000–99 999 177 (14.9) 811 (8.9) -100 000–499 999 267 (22.4) 1986 (21.8) -500 000–1 249 999 149 (12.5) 1367 (15.0) -≥ 1 250 000 304 (25.5) 4055 (44.4) • Canadian medical graduate, n (%) 968 (81.3) 6943 (76.0) < .001 Practice patterns • Total visits -Mean (SD) 7983.8 (4128.9) 5092.1 (3906.5) < .001 -Median (IQR) 7366 (5227–10 253) 4474 (2166–7348) < .001 • Percentage of practice made up of LTC home visits -Mean (SD) 23.1 (24.0) 0.7 (5.7) < .001 -Median (IQR) 15.4 (3.6–35.3) 0 (0–0) < .001 • Percentage of practice made up of office visits -Mean (SD) 67.1 (23.4) 87.1 (26.5) < .001 -Median (IQR) 72.4 (55.3–84.7) 99.8 (90.6–100) < .001 • Percentage of practice made up of emergency department visits -Mean (SD) 2.9 (7.8) 6.5 (21.1) < .001 -Median (IQR) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) < .001 • Percentage of practice made up of home visits -Mean (SD) 0.4 (1.2) 0.4 (4.0) .982 -Median (IQR) 0.1 (0–0.4) 0 (0–0) < .001 • Percentage of practice made up of hospital visits -Mean (SD) 6.3 (9.0) 5.2 (15.3) .009 -Median (IQR) 3.2 (0–10.3) 0 (0–2.2) < .001 • Number of obstetric deliveries -Mean (SD) 2.8 (11.0) 2.4 (12.2) .313 -Median (IQR) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) < .001 -At least 1 obstetric delivery, n (%) 135 (11.3) 691 (7.6) < .001 • Anesthesia payment, $ -Mean (SD) 1527.0 (11 006.7) 2261.8 (26 169.0) .338 -Median (IQR) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) .068 -Any anesthesia payment, n (%) 100 (8.4) 636 (7.0) < .001 -
IQR—interquartile range, LTC—long-term care, MRP—most responsible physician.
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- Table 2
Characteristics of family physicians who regularly provided care to residents in LTC homes stratified by community size in Ontario in 2005
PHYSICIAN CHARACTERISTICS OVERALL (N = 1190) POPULATION OF MAIN COMMUNITY SERVED < 9000 (N = 290) 9000–99 999 (N = 177) 100 000–499 999 (N = 267) 500 000–1 249 999 (N = 149) ≥1 250 000 (N = 304) Demographic characteristics • Male sex, n (%) 979 (82.3) 235 (81.0) 152 (85.9) 231 (86.5) 118 (79.2) 243 (79.9) • Age, y, mean (SD) 52.4 (10.5) 51.8 (10.1) 52.6 (10.3) 52.7 (10.4) 53.0 (10.8) 52.7 (10.7) • Canadian medical graduate, n (%) 968 (81.3) 240 (82.8) 142 (80.2) 216 (80.9) 124 (83.2) 241 (79.3) Practice patterns • No. of LTC residents per MRP, median (IQR) 27 (7–59) 12 (5–30) 12 (4–46) 32 (5–64) 34 (13–62) 50 (23–85) • No. of LTC homes per MRP, mean (SD) 1.5 (0.9) 1.3 (0.6) 1.6 (0.8) 1.6 (0.9) 1.6 (0.8) 1.7 (1.2) • No. of visits per LTC resident per MRP, mean (SD) 2.6 (1.3) 1.9 (1.1) 2.0 (1.1) 2.5 (1.3) 2.7 (1.3) 3.5 (1.1) • Percentage of visits to LTC homes, mean (SD) 23.1 (24.0) 13.0 (17.9) 1 5.9 (21.4) 21.8 (21.4) 31.2 (29.1) 34.1 (24.3) • Percentage of visits to emergency departments, mean (SD) 2.9 (7.8) 7.6 (11.2) 2.6 (7.3) 1.6 (5.6) 0.6 (4.7) 0.9 (4.9) • Percentage of visits to homes, mean (SD) 0.4 (1.2) 0.5 (0.9) 0.3 (0.7) 0.5 (1.4) 0.5 (1.3) 0.4 (1.5) • Percentage of visits to hospitals, mean (SD) 6.3 (9.0) 8.8 (6.3) 10.1 (7.6) 5.9 (7.9) 4.1 (11.5) 3.4 (10.1) • Percentage of visits in offices, mean (SD) 67.1 (23.4) 70.1 (18.8) 71.0 (21.2) 70.2 (21.9) 63.7 (30.0) 61.0 (24.9) • Number of obstetric deliveries, mean (SD) 2.8 (11.0) 3.8 (11.9) 5.4 (15.5) 2.0 (9.9) 3.6 (12.4) 0.7 (5.2) -Any obstetric delivery, n (%) 135 (11.3) 60 (20.7) 26 (14.7) 21 (7.9) 16 (10.7) 12 (3.9) • Anesthesia payment, $, mean (SD) 1527.0 (11 006.7) 2983.9 (12 623.3) 2938.9 (17 371.1) 615.4 (8293.2) 1423.6 (12 252.2) 181.6 (2941.8) -Any anesthesia payment, n (%) 100 (8.4) 40 (13.8) 13 (7.3) 12 (4.5) 7 (4.7) 28 (9.2) • Total number of all annual visits, mean (SD) 7983.8 (4128.9) 6401.2 (3054.1) 8313.4 (4231.9) 8567.2 (4181.0) 6773.9 (3151.5) 9425.4 (4652.0) -
IQR—interquartile range, LTC—long-term care, MRP—most responsible physician.
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