Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish city
This is a register-based study that examines the distribution of diagnoses made by general practitioners (GPs) in the public primary health care of the city of Vantaa, Finland. Data were gathered from the electronic health record (EHR) system and consisted of every record entered into the EHR system...
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| description | This is a register-based study that examines the distribution of diagnoses made by general practitioners (GPs) in the public primary health care of the city of Vantaa, Finland. Data were gathered from the electronic health record (EHR) system and consisted of every record entered into the EHR system between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018. Both absolute numbers and relative proportions of the 10th edition of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) diagnosis recordings were reported and calculated. Among GP visits, the 88 most common diagnoses covered 75% of all diagnoses. The most common diagnoses were related to the musculoskeletal (3.8%, ICD code M54) and respiratory systems (6.0%, ICD-10 code J06). Primary health care GP services were mostly used by children (age <5 years) and older adults (>65 years). Health examinations – mostly children’s and maternity clinics appointments/visits – covered 20% of the GP office visits. Women between the ages 15–79 years had relatively more GP visits compared to men. The 88 most commonly recorded diagnoses covered the majority of the GP visits. Health examinations for the healthy were an important part of GPs’ work. In an urban Finnish city, GP services were predominantly used by children and older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d005dd2652c44b5b220b5f843a56be92024-11-29T19:53:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health2242-39822024-12-0183110.1080/22423982.2024.2366034Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish cityMika T. Lehto0Timo Kauppila1Hannu Kautiainen2Ossi Rahkonen3Merja K. Laine4Kaisu Pitkälä5Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandThis is a register-based study that examines the distribution of diagnoses made by general practitioners (GPs) in the public primary health care of the city of Vantaa, Finland. Data were gathered from the electronic health record (EHR) system and consisted of every record entered into the EHR system between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018. Both absolute numbers and relative proportions of the 10th edition of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) diagnosis recordings were reported and calculated. Among GP visits, the 88 most common diagnoses covered 75% of all diagnoses. The most common diagnoses were related to the musculoskeletal (3.8%, ICD code M54) and respiratory systems (6.0%, ICD-10 code J06). Primary health care GP services were mostly used by children (age <5 years) and older adults (>65 years). Health examinations – mostly children’s and maternity clinics appointments/visits – covered 20% of the GP office visits. Women between the ages 15–79 years had relatively more GP visits compared to men. The 88 most commonly recorded diagnoses covered the majority of the GP visits. Health examinations for the healthy were an important part of GPs’ work. In an urban Finnish city, GP services were predominantly used by children and older adults.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2024.2366034Diagnosiselectronic health recordgeneral practitionerpublic healthprimary health care |
| spellingShingle | Mika T. Lehto Timo Kauppila Hannu Kautiainen Ossi Rahkonen Merja K. Laine Kaisu Pitkälä Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish city International Journal of Circumpolar Health Diagnosis electronic health record general practitioner public health primary health care |
| title | Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish city |
| title_full | Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish city |
| title_fullStr | Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish city |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish city |
| title_short | Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish city |
| title_sort | who visits primary health care general practitioners and why a register based study in a finnish city |
| topic | Diagnosis electronic health record general practitioner public health primary health care |
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