Final Report Part III ECHIM Pilot Data Collection Analyses and Dissemination
Part III: ECHIM Pilot Data Collection, Analyses and Dissemination
Part III: ECHIM Pilot Data Collection, Analyses and Dissemination
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DATA ANALYSIS<br />
In a cross-country comparison, Romania <strong>and</strong> Malta reported the lowest mean numbers of annual visits for all<br />
breakdowns, which are 1.5 visits or less (see Figure 1.3.23.1).<br />
Averaged numbers of visits in 18 countries are 3.4 for totals, 2.7 for men <strong>and</strong> 4 for women. The age b<strong>and</strong> 15-64<br />
years has 3 visits on average while the number for the elderly rises to 5 annual consultations.<br />
The lead in annual contacts with medical <strong>and</strong>/or surgical specialists is taken by Slovakia, the Czech Republic <strong>and</strong><br />
Cyprus with more than 5 visits for totals aged 15+ per year. Slovakia also shows a peak of 10.4 annual visits for<br />
elderly which is more than twice of the mean consultations in that stratum.<br />
Cyprus is a special case since it does not have a primary healthcare system (lowest figures by far for the<br />
ECHI#71 GP utilisation) <strong>and</strong> thus spearheads in specialists' consultations.<br />
Two general trends can be observed from the <strong>Pilot</strong> Study.<br />
Firstly, women throughout show higher medical <strong>and</strong>/or surgical specialist contact rates than men (4 vs. 2.7), <strong>and</strong><br />
secondly, persons aged 65+ have the largest number of annual consultations. The only exception is reported<br />
from the Czech Republic where women (totals) slightly overtop the elderly, but since woman are also included in<br />
the 65+ stratum, this is of no significance. The higher consultation rates by women might be attributable to the<br />
recommended annual check-up with a gynaecologist, <strong>and</strong> particularly in the course of pregnancy. Overall, it is the<br />
same gender trend as observed with other ambulatory service utilisations.<br />
The fact that elderly have more consultations (except with dentists) is undisputed <strong>and</strong> reflects the data for general<br />
practitioner utilisation.<br />
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An analysis of data according to the three educational levels shows no clear general trend (see Figure 1.3.23.2).<br />
Though the range can vary by the magnitude of factor 10 for lower educated individuals (Romania vs. Cyprus),<br />
the mean figures are quite close to each other for low, medium <strong>and</strong> high educational levels with 3.6, 3.3 <strong>and</strong> 3.5<br />
consultations per capita <strong>and</strong> annum.<br />
REMARKS AND FURTHER INFORMATION<br />
All countries marked with an asterisk (*) participated in the first EHIS wave <strong>and</strong> their data were obtained from<br />
Eurostat calculations. Remaining countries delivered their data as contribution to the <strong>ECHIM</strong> <strong>Pilot</strong> <strong>Collection</strong>.<br />
More relevant <strong>and</strong> meta-information about the EHIS wave 1 can be found here [1a+b].<br />
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