CHARACTERISTICS | FP CARE | SHARED CARE BY FPS AND NPS | NP CARE |
---|---|---|---|
Patients* | |||
Population served, n | 23 752 | 7902 | 13 195 |
Female patients, % | 53 | 61 | 65 |
Age, % | |||
• 0–9 y | 6.6 | 14.9 | 17.8 |
• 10–19 y | 8.9 | 15.5 | 17.8 |
• 20–49 y | 36.5 | 44.0 | 49.6 |
• 50–64 y | 27.8 | 17.6 | 11.4 |
• ≥ 65 y | 20.3 | 10.4 | 3.4 |
Mean age, y | 56 | 34 | 29 |
Having at least some post-secondary education, % | 46 | 43 | 40 |
Homeless, % | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Recent immigrants (< 5 y in Canada), % | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Uninsured, % | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Encounter activities with patients | |||
Average no. of yearly visits per patient | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
Social issues addressed, % | |||
• Education | 1 | 1 | 1 |
• Financial | 7 | 5 | 6 |
• Legal | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Medical issues, % | |||
• Mental illness | 20 | 14 | 7 |
• Arthritis | 9 | 4 | 1 |
• Cardiovascular disease | 27 | 12 | 4 |
• Diabetes | 12 | 5 | 2 |
• Lung disease | 14 | 13 | 6 |
NP—nurse practitioner.
↵* Patients were assigned to models of care based on the percentage of their visits to NPs versus FPs (see Figure 1).