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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients (n = 1463) and their family physicians (n = 199) in the sample

From: Coping better with health problems after a visit to the family physician: associations with patients and physicians characteristics

 

N

Frequency (%)

Patients

1463

 

Gender

male

629

43.0

female

834

57.0

Age

  < 45

395

27.1

45–59

341

22.3

60–70

341

23.9

  > 70

381

26.7

Language area

German

857

58.5

French

423

28.9

Italian

183

12.5

Job seeking or invalidity

Yes

136

9.3

No

1324

90.7

Income

Below average

207

14.1

Around average

1091

74.6

Above average

165

11.3

Education level

No qualification

459

31.3

Upper secondary

753

51.5

Post secondary

251

17.2

Country of birth

Switzerland

1086

74.2

EU

255

17.5

Other

122

8.3

Main reason of the visit

Ill or didn’t feel well

557

38.1

Other

906

61.9

Longstanding disease

No

808

55.2

Yes

655

44.8

Perceived health

Good or very good

984

67.3

Fair or poor

479

32.7

Patient’s own doctor

No

93

6.4

Yes

1359

93.6

Would recommend this physician

No

31

2.1

Yes

1432

97.9

Patient enablement

Yes

1340

91.6

No

123

8.4

Family physicians

199

 

Gender

Male

155

77.9

Female

44

22.1

Age

  < 56

94

47.2

  > =56

105

52.8

Practice area

Rural

102

51.8

Urban

95

48.2

Group practice

Yes

104

52.3

No

95

47.7