Table 1 Main health needs variables
Variable | Subgroup | <75 | ≥ 75 | significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Co-morbidity | No | 14 (48) | 4 (29) | P= 0.22 |
| Â | Yes | 15 (52) | 10 (71) | Â |
Difficult access to health services | No | 7 (41) | 16 (61) | P = 0.19 |
| Â | Yes | 10 (59) | 10 (39) | Â |
Factors influencing ease of access | Transport | - | 1 (20) | P < 0.01 |
| Â | Need assistance | 2 (33) | - | Â |
| Â | Service availability | 4 (67) | 4 (80) | Â |
Request for home visit | No | 27 (93) | 10 (77) | P = 0.13 |
| Â | Yes | 2 (7) | 3 (23) | Â |
GP periodical visit | Regular | 12 (41) | 5 (36) | P = 0.72 |
| Â | Not regular | 17 (59) | 9 (64) | Â |
Regular medications | High burden | 14 (82) | 19 (76) | P = 0.62 |
| Â | Low burden | 3 (18) | 6 (24) | Â |
GP satisfactory | No | 1 (3) | 1 (7) | P = 0.59 |
| Â | Yes | 28 (97) | 13 (93) | Â |
Care dependence | No | 19 (66) | 2 (14) | P < 0.001 |
| Â | Yes | 10 (34) | 12 (86) | Â |
Helper needed | No | 17 (59) | 4 (29) | P < 0.05 |
| Â | Yes | 12 (41) | 10 (71) | Â |