Health Care Survey Trier-Saarburg (2011)

General state of health. Current consultation behaviour. Ways to the doctor. Assessment of the current health care situation. Outpatient and inpatient care. Emergency service and pharmacies. Expectations of doctors. Relatives in need of care.

Topics: Assessment of medical care in the region; family doctor; how many years patient at the family doctor; frequency of consultations with the family doctor in the last 12 months; means of transport used to get to the family doctor; time-consuming doctor´s visit; duration of the journey to the family doctor; change of family doctor; reasons for change of family doctor; family doctor makes family visits; evaluation of friendliness and professional advice by the family doctor and the practice staff as well as the practice organisation; important aspects in consulting a doctor; consultation of another doctor in the last 12 months; specialisation of this doctor; evaluation of friendliness and professional advice by the specialist doctor and the staff; reasons for consulting a doctor; participation in screening examinations for early detection of cancer; health care for cardiovascular diseases; prescription medicines; physical condition (climbing stairs, walking fast, lifting heavy objects); use of emergency medical services; evaluation of various aspects of emergency medical services; travel time to the nearest pharmacy; evaluation of accessibility, advice and opening hours of pharmacies; use of the pharmacy emergency service; evaluation of the accessibility of the pharmacy emergency service; sources of information regarding the pharmacy emergency service; inpatient care in the hospital during the last 12 months; reason for hospital stay; self-assessment of the state of health; willingness to use the electronic patient file; preferred form of care (medical care centre vs. family doctor); willingness to waive free choice of doctor in the case of low health insurance contributions, for round-the-clock services in a shared medical centre or no willingness to waive free choice of doctor; relatives in need of care; own need for care; number of relatives in need of care; care level of these persons; care at home or in a nursing home; support by a nursing service; frequency of visits to the nursing service per day and per week; assessment of the professional competence and friendliness of the staff of the ambulant nursing service, respectively the inpatient care; type of health insurance (statutory or private); statutory health insurance; evaluation of the range of services offered by the health insurance; supplementary insurance; type of supplementary insurance; car in the household; dependent on bus and train; evaluation of bus and train connections in the place of residence; travel time to the nearest bus stop; nearest major city; travel time to the nearest major city.

Demography: sex; age (year of birth); marital status; steady partner; cohabitation with a partner; children; number of children in the household and overall; distance to children´s place of residence (in hours); household size; number of persons under 15 years of age in the household; highest general school leaving certificate; employment status; reason why not employed; previous employment; previous or current occupational status; highest general school leaving certificate of main earner; occupational status of main earner; number of persons contributing to household income.