Table 3 Health care utilization during the previous three months among the groups
|  | 1. Widowed lone mothers (N = 100) | 2. Non-bereaved married mothers (N = 71) | 3. Bereaved married mothers (N = 35) | Comparison between groups | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X 2 or F-value | p-value | ||||
Health care use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Utilized any health care services N (%) | 64 (64.0) | 38 (53.5) | 18 (51.4) | 2.68 | 0.26 |
Primary health care | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Utilized primary health care services N (%) | 52 (52.0) | 30 (42.3) | 13 (37.1) | 2.95 | 0.23 |
Number of contacts M (SD) | 5.19 (4.73) | 4.13 (4.00) | 3.69 (2.53) | 0.96 | 0.39 |
Duration M (SD) | 2.84 (1.22) | 2.47 (1.11) | 2.31 (1.25) | 1.47 | 0.24 |
Specialist health care | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Utilized specialist care services N (%) | 27 (27.0) | 14 (19.7) | 8 (22.9) | 1.23 | 0.54 |
Number of contacts M (SD) | 4.33 (3.25) | 3.09 (3.27) | 3.13 (1.89) | 0.85 | 0.43 |
Duration M (SD) | 2.71 (1.37) | 3.18 (1.17) | 1.75 (0.89) | 3.18 | 0.06 |
Utilized physical health care services N (%) | 24 (24.0) | 11 (15.5) | 8 (22.9) | 1.92 | 0.38 |
Utilized mental health care services N (%) | 3 (3.0) | 3 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 1.49 | 0.48 |
Hospital | 4 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | 2.83 | 0.24 |