Table 8 Health services utilisation and medication dispensation item totals and extended summary statistics among PATH participants (N = 255)
Outcome | Total items | At least one contact or dispensation | Mean | Variance | SDa | Min | Q1b | Median | Q3c | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP: Standard | 697 | 172 | 2.73 | 13.47 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
GP: Extended | 194 | 102 | 0.76 | 1.83 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
GP: Mental health | 136 | 82 | 0.53 | 1.28 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
GP: After-hours | 86 | 42 | 0.34 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Pathology | 353 | 62 | 1.38 | 10.07 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Total scripts | 1188 | 159 | 4.66 | 61.43 | 7.84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 49 |
ATC: Nervous System | 894 | 140 | 3.51 | 46.50 | 6.82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 49 |
ATC: Anti-infectives | 103 | 57 | 0.40 | 1.62 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
ATC: Alimentary & metabolic | 64 | 26 | 0.25 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
ATC: Other | 127 | 41 | 0.50 | 2.37 | 1.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Opioids | 125 | 39 | 0.49 | 3.11 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Benzodiazepines | 353 | 56 | 1.38 | 22.84 | 4.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Gabapentinoids | 114 | 28 | 0.45 | 3.00 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |