Basic ICT adoption and use by general practitioners: an analysis of primary care systems in 31 European countries

De Rosis, Sabina; Seghieri, Chiara

doi:10.1186/s12911-015-0185-z

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Table 4 Use of computers in primary care: comparison among 31 European countries (QUALICOPC survey; indicator question GP43: computer use)

From: Basic ICT adoption and use by general practitioners: an analysis of primary care systems in 31 European countries

	Making appointments			Issuing invoices			Issuing drug prescr.			Keeping records			Sending ref. letters			Storing test results			Searching med. info			Sending prescript. to phar.			Cases
	Perc.	c.i.		Perc.	c.i.		Perc.	c.i.		Perc.	c.i.		Perc.	c.i.		Perc.	c.i.		Perc.	c.i.		Perc.	c.i.		freq
Austria	58.47	50.97	65.69	81.42	75.02	86.78	93.99	89.50	96.96	96.17	92.28	98.45	96.72	93.00	98.79	92.35	87.50	95.75	83.61	77.43	88.66	15.3	10.41	21.35	183
Belgium	44.72	39.82	49.69	17.20	13.66	21.22	74.45	69.92	78.62	85.01	81.39	88.53	62.9	58.00	67.61	88.94	85.49	91.82	87.47	83.86	90.53	13.02	9.91	16.69	407
Bulgaria	10.36	6.68	15.14	36.49	30.15	43.19	85.59	80.26	89.93	61.26	54.51	67.71	93.24	89.10	96.17	88.74	83.83	92.58	77.93	71.89	83.20	15.77	11.23	21.24	222
Cyprus	8.57	3.21	17.73	7.14	2.36	15.89	1.43	0.04	7.70	14.29	7.07	24.71	12.86	6.05	23.01	75.71	63.99	85.17	45.71	33.74	58.06	2.86	0.35	9.94	70
Czech Rep	39.27	32.76	46.08	76.26	70.06	81.73	87.21	82.05	91.33	84.47	78.99	89.00	65.30	58.59	71.58	62.1	55.32	68.55	84.02	78.48	88.61	9.13	5.67	13.75	219
Denmark	99.06	96.63	99.89	91.04	86.36	94.52	100	98.28	100^a	99.53	97.40	99.99	99.53	97.40	99.99	99.53	97.40	99.99	98.58	95.92	99.71	99.53	97.40	99.99	212
Estonia	73.64	65.16	81.01	79.84	71.88	86.39	92.25	86.21	96.22	96.12	91.19	98.73	82.17	74.46	88.35	93.80	88.15	97.28	97.67	93.35	99.52	96.90	92.25	99.15	129
Finland	76.49	71.13	81.29	13.33	9.61	17.84	98.60	96.45	99.62	100	98.71	100^a	98.95	96.95	99.78	97.19	94.54	98.78	96.84	94.09	98.55	38.95	33.25	44.88	285
Germany	55.32	48.72	61.79	93.62	89.69	96.38	99.15	96.96	99.90	87.66	82.76	91.58	99.15	96.96	99.90	88.94	84.21	92.64	71.49	65.26	77.17	16.17	11.70	21.51	235
Greece	4.57	2.21	8.24	0.46	0.01	2.52	75.80	69.57	81.32	26.48	20.77	32.85	24.66	19.10	30.92	26.94	21.19	33.33	58.90	52.08	65.49	9.13	5.67	13.75	219
Hungary	33.78	27.59	40.42	13.06	8.93	18.22	99.55	97.52	99.99	96.85	93.61	98.72	81.98	76.28	86.80	95.50	91.87	97.82	88.29	83.31	92.21	11.71	7.79	16.69	222
Iceland	94.94	87.54	98.60	37.97	27.28	49.59	98.73	93.15	99.97	100	95.44	100^a	94.94	87.54	98.60	98.73	93.15	99.97	97.47	91.15	99.69	100	95.44	100^a	79
Ireland	86.31	80.17	91.12	67.26	59.61	74.29	91.67	86.41	95.37	89.29	83.60	93.53	89.88	84.29	93.99	92.86	87.86	96.25	88.69	82.90	93.05	27.98	21.34	35.41	168
Italy	25.23	19.61	31.54	8.26	4.97	12.74	99.08	96.73	99.89	85.32	79.91	89.74	55.5	48.64	62.22	88.53	83.54	92.44	78.90	72.88	84.12	13.3	9.09	18.54	218
Latvia	24.07	18.53	30.34	26.85	21.07	33.29	56.48	49.59	63.19	20.83	15.62	26.87	37.96	31.47	44.80	24.54	18.95	30.83	73.61	67.20	79.36	1.39	0.29	4.01	216
Lithuania	27.23	21.52	33.56	1.79	0.49	4.51	4.46	2.16	8.06	10.71	6.99	15.52	3.13	1.27	6.33	18.75	13.86	24.49	50.45	43.71	57.17	0	0.00	0.02^a	224
Luxembourg	48.72	37.23	60.31	89.74	80.79	95.47	88.46	79.22	94.59	78.21	67.41	86.76	79.49	68.84	87.80	70.51	59.11	80.30	84.62	74.67	91.79	24.36	15.35	35.40	78
Malta	28.57	18.40	40.62	4.29	0.89	12.02	2.86	0.35	9.94	38.57	27.17	50.97	15.71	8.11	26.38	67.14	54.88	77.91	87.14	76.99	93.95	0	0.00	0.05^a	70
Netherland	100	98.44	100^a	94.47	90.73	97.02	100	98.44	100^a	100	98.44	100^a	98.72	96.31	99.74	99.57	97.65	99.99	99.15	96.96	99.90	95.32	91.78	97.64	235
Norway	98.99	96.40	99.88	90.40	85.42	94.12	98.48	95.64	99.69	100	98.15	100^a	99.49	97.22	99.99	98.99	96.40	99.88	97.47	94.21	99.18	90.40	85.42	94.12	198
Poland	25.45	19.84	31.75	27.73	21.92	34.14	50	43.20	56.80	44.09	37.42	50.92	21.36	16.14	27.38	30.45	24.45	37.00	59.09	52.28	65.65	4.09	1.89	7.62	220
Portugal	88.84	83.85	92.72	13.02	8.83	18.27	99.07	96.68	99.89	98.60	95.98	99.71	93.95	89.88	96.74	97.67	94.66	99.24	86.98	81.73	91.17	13.49	9.22	18.79	215
Romania	19.55	14.52	25.41	15.00	10.56	20.42	56.36	49.53	63.02	85	79.58	89.44	32.27	26.14	38.89	32.73	26.57	39.36	76.82	70.67	82.23	12.27	8.25	17.35	220
Slovakia	31.48	25.35	38.13	57.87	50.98	64.54	80.56	74.64	85.61	72.22	65.74	78.08	55.56	48.66	62.30	31.94	25.78	38.61	50	43.14	56.86	5.09	2.57	8.93	216
Slovenia	34.30	27.86	41.20	77.29	70.98	82.81	89.37	84.35	93.22	58.45	51.42	65.24	38.16	31.52	45.15	36.23	29.68	43.18	86.47	81.05	90.82	2.42	0.79	5.55	207
Spain	85.75	82.07	88.92	5.84	3.82	8.50	98.83	97.29	99.62	98.13	96.35	99.19	98.83	97.29	99.62	99.07	97.62	99.74	88.79	85.41	91.61	60.05	55.23	64.72	428
Sweden	95.88	89.78	98.87	23.71	15.66	33.42	80.41	71.11	87.78	96.91	91.23	99.36	95.88	89.78	98.87	95.88	89.78	98.87	98.97	94.39	99.97	100	96.27	100^a	97
Switzerland	49.75	42.60	56.90	97.99	94.93	99.45	55.28	48.08	62.31	46.23	39.16	53.42	87.94	82.59	92.12	52.26	45.08	59.37	90.45	85.49	94.15	29.15	22.93	35.99	199
Turkey	13.38	9.73	17.77	4.01	2.09	6.91	69.90	64.35	75.05	91.30	87.52	94.24	51.51	45.68	57.30	83.28	78.56	87.33	79.93	74.94	84.32	43.14	37.46	48.97	299
England	98.82	95.79	99.86	60.95	53.16	68.35	99.41	96.75	99.99	99.41	96.75	99.99	98.22	94.90	99.63	98.22	94.90	99.63	98.82	95.79	99.86	44.97	37.32	52.80	169
FYR MO	14.08	8.82	20.91	90.85	84.85	95.03	97.89	93.95	99.56	70.42	62.19	77.78	78.87	71.23	85.27	45.07	36.72	53.64	83.10	75.90	88.86	30.99	23.50	39.28	142
Total	51.33			42.01			80.99			77.40			70.47			73.85			82.18			31.6			6301

Source: QUALICOPC
^aone-sided, 97.5 % confidence interval

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