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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics (N = 252)

From: Development of the Japanese version of the general practice assessment questionnaire: measurement of patient experience and testing of data quality

Characteristic

Number

%

Age (years)

  Mean ± SD

68.3 ± 12.3

 

  Range (years)

28–95

 

  n

230

 

Sex

  Male

99

 

  Female

132

 

  n

231

 

Number of primary care visits

  Once/year

1

0.4

  2–6 times/year

59

24.5

  7–12 times/year

121

50.2

  13 or more times/year

60

24.9

  n

241

 

Chronic illnessa

  Yes

134

68.7

  No

61

31.3

  n

195

 

Occupation

  Employee/public servant

28

12.6

  Employer

33

14.9

  Student

0

0

  Part-time worker

30

13.5

  Unemployed

102

45.9

  Other

29

13.1

  n

222

 
  1. SD standard deviation
  2. aChronic illness means any long-term health problem (illness or disability), which can negatively impact all aspects of a person’s life