Table 3.

Logistic regression models of the relationship between the use of health care services and HPC

PREDICTOR VARIABLEED VISITS, OR*†‡ (95% CI)HOSPITALIZATIONS, OR*‡ (95% CI)
HPC item 1 (diet counseling by FP)0.83 (0.60–1.14)1.11 (0.82–1.84)
HPC item 2 (exercise counseling by FP)0.88 (0.63–1.22)0.88 (0.58–1.34)
HPC item 3 (needing physician’s help in making health changes)1.43 (1.08–1.89)1.02 (0.70–1.43)
HPC item 4 (encouraged by FP to talk about health concerns)0.69 (0.52–0.91)1.02 (0.70–1.80)
Seeing a nurse or dietitian1.20 (0.85–1.70)1.18 (0.77–1.80)
Multimorbidity1.24 (0.94–1.63)1.62 (1.13–2.31)
Anxiety or depression1.13 (0.80–1.60)1.20 (0.79–1.82)
EQ-5D score0.21 (0.09–0.45)0.21 (0.08–0.50)

  • ED—emergency department, EQ-5D—Euro quality of life 5-dimensions, HPC—health promotion counseling, OR—odds ratio.

  • ↵* Adjusted for age, sex, education level, and income.

  • ↵† Boldface indicates statistical significance (ie, P < .05).

  • ↵‡ Pseudo R2 = 0.05, likelihood ratio χ2 = 75.97 (P < .001).