The 30-day prognosis of chronic-disease patients after contact with the out-of-hours service in primary healthcare

Lone FlarupResearch Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]

Anders Helles CarlsenResearch Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

Grete MothResearch Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

Morten Bondo ChristensenResearch Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

Mogens VestergaardResearch Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark;Section for General Medical Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

Frede OlesenResearch Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

Peter VedstedResearch Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark;Danish Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care (CaP), Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

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Figure 1. Sources and codes for identification of patients with five chronic diseases.

Figure 2. Remuneration codes for services provided by general practice (used in this study).

Table I. Proportions of patients who either had a new contact with the OOH, a contact with the daytime GP, a hospital admission, or died during a 30-day follow-up after OOH contact: Distribution shows the five chronic diseases, the 2 + diagnosed, and other patients.^1,2

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Table II. Risk for patients with an OOH index contact due to an exacerbation for new contact with OOH, contact with daytime GP, hospital admission, or death during 30-day follow-up, distributed over the five chronic diseases, for other patients, and for the total population (shown as incidence risk rate [IRR]).

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Table III. Odds ratios (OR) for OOH users within each of the five disease groups for getting in contact with the healthcare system or dying during the 30-day follow-up (patients without chronic disease served as reference group).^1,2

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Table IV. Distribution of patients who died during the 30-day follow-up period after OOH contact with respect to age, exacerbation, or new health problem, and gender.¹

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The 30-day prognosis of chronic-disease patients after contact with the out-of-hours service in primary healthcare

Table I. Proportions of patients who either had a new contact with the OOH, a contact with the daytime GP, a hospital admission, or died during a 30-day follow-up after OOH contact: Distribution shows the five chronic diseases, the 2 + diagnosed, and other patients.^1,2

Table III. Odds ratios (OR) for OOH users within each of the five disease groups for getting in contact with the healthcare system or dying during the 30-day follow-up (patients without chronic disease served as reference group).^1,2

Table IV. Distribution of patients who died during the 30-day follow-up period after OOH contact with respect to age, exacerbation, or new health problem, and gender.¹

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Table I. Proportions of patients who either had a new contact with the OOH, a contact with the daytime GP, a hospital admission, or died during a 30-day follow-up after OOH contact: Distribution shows the five chronic diseases, the 2 + diagnosed, and other patients.1,2

Table III. Odds ratios (OR) for OOH users within each of the five disease groups for getting in contact with the healthcare system or dying during the 30-day follow-up (patients without chronic disease served as reference group).1,2

Table IV. Distribution of patients who died during the 30-day follow-up period after OOH contact with respect to age, exacerbation, or new health problem, and gender.1

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Table I. Proportions of patients who either had a new contact with the OOH, a contact with the daytime GP, a hospital admission, or died during a 30-day follow-up after OOH contact: Distribution shows the five chronic diseases, the 2 + diagnosed, and other patients.^1,2

Table III. Odds ratios (OR) for OOH users within each of the five disease groups for getting in contact with the healthcare system or dying during the 30-day follow-up (patients without chronic disease served as reference group).^1,2

Table IV. Distribution of patients who died during the 30-day follow-up period after OOH contact with respect to age, exacerbation, or new health problem, and gender.¹