Table 2 Healthcare resource utilization while respondent had influenza/ILI, by age group and season
50-64 years | 65+ years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018/2019 (n = 230) | 2019/2020 (n = 257) | 2018/2019 (n = 501) | 2019/2020 (n = 600) | |||||
n (%) | Mean number of visits per person | n (%) | Mean number of visits per person | n (%) | Mean number of visits per person | n (%) | Mean number of visits per person | |
Pharmacy | 94 (40.9) | 1.6 | 120 (46.9) | 1.8 | 188 (37.5) | 1.7 | 262 (43.7) | 1.9 |
Family doctor | 57 (24.8) | 1.5 | 53 (20.7) | 1.5 | 151 (30.1) | 1.6 | 160 (26.7) | 1.5 |
Walk-in clinic | 37 (16.1) | 1.5 | 29 (11.3) | 1.2 | 57 (11.4) | 1.4 | 62 (10.3) | 1.2 |
Emergency room | 14 (6.1) | 1.1 | 12 (4.7) | 1.6 | 18 (3.6) | 1.2 | 32 (5.3) | 1.4 |
Hospitalization | 6 (2.6) | LOS: 3.7 days | 3 (1.2) | LOSb: 5.3 days | 7 (1.4) | 4.3 | 8 (1.3) | 8 |
LTCa | 5 (2.0) | LOS: Ongoingc | 1 (0.2) | LOS: 10 days | ||||
None | 99 (43.0) | 105 (41.0) | 238 (47.5) | 277 (46.2) | ||||