Always or Often Sees the Same Doctor (%) (From 2018)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
The indicator shows the percentage of people aged 20 or over who always or often sees the same doctor when using health services. Based on the question: "When using the health services, do you typically see the same... (-) doctor. The response options were: 1) always, 2) often, 3) sometimes, 4) never. The examination includes the respondents who chose option 1) always or 2) often.
Numerator
Number of people who selected 1 or 2
Denominator
Total number of responses
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Age, Sex (male female, combined); Municipality, sub-region, region, the well-being services county, hospital district, area for the regional state administrative agency, major region, university hospital special responsibility area, Mainland Finland/Åland, whole country
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Healthy Finland Survey
Frequency of Data Collection
Every 2 years
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
730
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Every 2 years
Reporting Frequency in Days
730
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025