Table 2a Descriptive data of the distributions of sociodemographic and health-related data by recommended settings
Total (n = 1684) | Rescue service (n = 296) | Emergency home visit (n = 676) | Emergency department (n = 340) | Emergency practice (n = 207) | Specialist practice (n = 75) | General practice (n = 221) | Telephone counselling (n = 343) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: median [interquartile range] | 66 [50–79] | 71 [61–81] | 67 [53–80] | 68 [52–79] | 55 [37–68] | 59 [39–71] | 64 [47–77] | 61 [37–73] |
(n = 1660) | (n = 289) | (n = 667) | (n = 334) | (n = 205) | (n = 75) | (n = 219) | (n = 342) | |
Sex: | ||||||||
–Women | 59.0% | 58.4% | 59.9% | 58.5% | 56.8% | 53.3% | 59.6% | 65.5% |
–Men | 40.8% | 41.6% | 40.0% | 41.3% | 42.7% | 46.7% | 40.5% | 34.2% |
–Non-binary | 0.2% | - | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | - | - | 0.3% |
(n = 1670) | (n = 291) | (n = 670) | (n = 337) | (n = 206) | (n = 75) | (n = 220) | (n = 342) | |
Living arrangement: | ||||||||
–Living alone | 30.2% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.1% | 23.0% | 31.1% | 32.7% | 30.3% |
–Living together with others | 69.8% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 67.9% | 77.0% | 68.9% | 67.3% | 69.7% |
(n = 1652) | (n = 288) | (n = 660) | (n = 333) | (n = 204) | (n = 74) | (n = 217) | (n = 337) | |
Education (pursuant to CASMIN): | ||||||||
–Uncompleted, general elementary or basic vocational | 33.7% | 41.7% | 36.2% | 35.7% | 20.7% | 21.9% | 35.1% | 24.4% |
–Secondary school certificate or “A” level equivalent | 43.4% | 43.8% | 44.0% | 43.1% | 51.7% | 42.5% | 43.0% | 50.0% |
–Higher or lower tertiary | 23.0% | 14.5% | 19.8% | 21.2% | 27.6% | 35.6% | 22.0% | 25.6% |
(n = 1631) | (n = 283) | (n = 652) | (n = 325) | (n = 203) | (n = 73) | (n = 214) | (n = 336) | |
Country of birth: | ||||||||
–Patient and both parents in Germany | 85.9% | 84.1% | 85.3% | 87.8% | 87.4% | 84.9% | 83.6% | 82.7% |
–Patient in Germany and at least one parent abroad | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 7.9% |
–Patient abroad | 8.2% | 10.3% | 9.3% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
(n = 1660) | (n = 290) | (n = 665) | (n = 336) | (n = 207) | (n = 73) | (n = 219) | (n = 340) | |
Subjective treatment urgency (numerical rating scale: median [interquartile range]) | 7 [5–8] | 8 [7–9] | 7 [6–8] | 7 [6–8] | 7 [5–8] | 6 [4–8] | 6 [5–8] | 6 [5–8] |
(n = 1580) | (n = 272) | (n = 635) | (n = 324) | (n = 203) | (n = 69) | (n = 204) | (n = 326) | |
Self-rated health (EQ-5D visual analogue scale: median [interquartile range]) | 40 [24–60] | 30 [20–50] | 34 [20–50] | 40 [30–60] | 50 [30–70] | 50 [29–70] | 50 [30–60] | 40 [30–60] |
(n = 1640) | (n = 289) | (n = 660) | (n = 331) | (n = 204) | (n = 73) | (n = 214) | (n = 337) | |
Depressiveness (pursuant to PHQ-2: median [interquartile range]) | 1 [0–2] | 2 [0–3] | 1 [0–3] | 1 [0–2] | 0 [0–2] | 1 [0–3] | 1 [0–2] | 1 [0–2] |
(n = 1493) | (n = 255) | (n = 598) | (n = 289) | (n = 193) | (n = 68) | (n = 201) | (n = 321) | |