| Primary care resource | Group, % (95% CI)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1 chronic condition | ≥ 2 chronic conditions | |
| Have a regular medical doctor | |||
| Yes | 95.1 (93.2–97.1) | 94.2 (91.4–96.9) | 97.2 (95.2–99.2) |
| No | 4.9 (2.9–6.8) | 5.8 (3.1–8.6) | 2.8 (0.8–4.8) |
| Frequency of care by the same physician or nurse | |||
| Always | 78.0 (74.5–81.5) | 76.4 (71.8–81.1) | 81.3 (76.4–86.2) |
| Often, sometimes, rarely or never | 22.0 (18.5–25.5) | 23.6 (18.9–28.2) | 18.7 (13.8–23.5) |
| Availability of after-hours access to primary care physician | |||
| Yes | 31.9 (27.9–36.0) | 34.1 (28.6–39.5) | 27.6 (22.5–32.8) |
| No | 68.1 (64.0–72.1) | 65.9 (60.5–71.4) | 72.4 (67.2–77.5) |
| Other health professionals (e.g., nurse practitioners, nutritionists) in the primary care physician’s office | |||
| Yes | 24.2 (20.9–27.4) | 22.9 (18.9–26.9) | 26.8 (21.1–32.5) |
| No | 75.8 (72.6–79.1) | 77.1 (73.1–81.1) | 73.2 (67.5–78.9) |
| Other professionals involved in care in past 12 mo | |||
| Yes | 6.1 (4.6–7.6) | 4.3 (2.8–5.8) | 9.9 (6.6–13.2) |
| No | 93.9 (92.4–95.4) | 95.7 (94.2–97.2) | 90.1 (86.8–93.4) |
| Contact with a nurse in the prior 12 mo, for care or advice about chronic condition | |||
| Never | 85.5 (82.5–88.5) | 87.2 (83.6–90.9) | 81.9 (77.0–86.8) |
| ≥ 1 contacts | 14.5 (11.5–17.5) | 12.8 (9.1–16.4) | 18.1 (13.2–23.0) |
| Willing to see a nurse practitioner if primary care physician not available | |||
| Yes | 87.3 (84.7–90.0) | 87.8 (84.5–91.1) | 86.3 (82.0–90.6) |
| No | 12.7 (10.0–15.3) | 12.2 (8.9–15.5) | 13.7 (9.4–18.0) |
Note: CI = confidence interval. *All proportions and 95% confidence intervals are weighted and bootstrapped as per Statistics Canada guidelines. All items were based on self-reported data.