Term: Patient Characteristics

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2014-06-17

Definition:

Specific patient characteristics are used to investigate the patient - physician relationship. Some of these characteristics include: the number of un-referred and consultative ambulatory visits, patient age and gender, socio-economic status (SES), the number of hospital admissions per year, complications / comorbidities, mental health conditions and continuity of care.

For more information, please read the Patient Characteristics concept.

Related concepts 

• Patient Characteristics

Related terms 

• Ambulatory Physician Visits
• Ambulatory Visits - Physician
• Complications and Comorbidities (CC)
• Continuity Of Care (COC) (Ambulatory)
• Health Status Indicators
• Hospital Admissions
• Mental Health Condition
• Socio-Economic Status (SES)

References 

• Cohen MM, MacWilliam L. Measuring the health of the population. Med Care 1995;33(12 Suppl):DS21-DS42. [Abstract] (View)
• Roos NP, Carriere KC, Friesen D. Factors influencing the frequency of visits by hypertensive patients to primary care physicians in Winnipeg. CMAJ 1998;159(7):777-783. [Abstract] (View)