Table 2 Chronic conditions, health care utilization, and satisfaction (NorComt study, Norway, 2012-2016)
N (%) | If yes, treatment past 6 mo. N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Chronic conditions | ||
Any chronic condition | 99 (73.5) | -- |
Amount of chronic conditions (mean, SD) | 1.18 (1.11) | -- |
Hepatitis C | 82 (52.9) | 10 (12.2) |
Unknown | 8 (5.2) | -- |
Asthma | 33 (21.3) | 28 (84.8) |
Unknown | 8 (5.2) | -- |
Hepatitis B | 22 (14.3) | -- |
Unknown | 7 (4.5) | -- |
High blood pressure | 16 (10.3) | 9 (56.3) |
Unknown | 12 (7.7) | -- |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 12 (7.8) | 7 (58.3) |
Unknown | 8 (5.2) | -- |
Heart diseases | 9 (5.8) | 6 (66.7) |
Unknown | 8 (5.2) | -- |
Diabetes | 4 (2.6) | 3 (75.0) |
Unknown | 6 (3.9) | -- |
Liver cirrhosis | 3 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) |
Unknown | 12 (7.8) | -- |
HIV | 3 (1.9) | 2 (66.7) |
Unknown | 3 (1.9) | -- |
Cancer | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Unknown | 9 (5.8) | -- |
Health care utilization, past 6 months | ||
Appointment with general practitioner | 126 (80.6) | |
Other somatic health care appointment | 82 (52.6) | |
Satisfaction | ||
Overall satisfaction with OMT | ||
Satisfied | 94 (61.8) | |
Both satisfied and dissatisfied | 46 (30.3) | |
Dissatisfied | 12 (7.9) | |
Physical health compared to before OMT | ||
Better | 95 (61.7) | |
Same as before | 18 (11.7) | |
Worse | 41 (26.6) | |
Sexual functioning | ||
Very good | 20 (14.2) | |
Good | 45 (31.9) | |
Neither good nor poor | 34 (24.1) | |
Poor | 19 (13.5) | |
Very poor | 23 (16.3) | |