Author/Editor		Fonda, Angela
Title		Vpliv vremena na obisk v ambulanti splošne medicine v mestu in na podeželju
Translated title		The influence of weather on the number of visits to the outpatient department in the city and in the countryside
Type		monografija
Place		Ljubljana
Publisher		Medicinska fakulteta
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 59
Language		slo
Abstract		All visits to the primary health care unit in the city during 1999 were investigated. The visits of the patients with respiratory system diseases, cardiovascular system diseases, neuropsychical disorders and musculoskeletal system diseases and pains were closely examined. The data of equivalent temperature, cold stress, quick changes of air pressure and temperature inversion were obtained from the Hydrometeorological Institute of Slovenia. The corrected mean of number of visits in the primary health care unit and percentage of corrected mean of number of visits for separate diagnosis during days influenced by weather and days not influenced by weather were calculated. In the city, there was no higher corrected mean of number of visits during days influenced by weather when compared to days without weather influence. There was a higher percentage of corrected mean of number of visits of patients with respiratory system diseases during the days of quick changes of air pressure, cold stress or temperature inversion. During the days of high equivalent temperature, there was a higher percentage of corrected mean number of visits of patients with neuropsychical disorders. The results for the primary health care units in the city and in the countryside were compared. In the city, among the days with the highest number of visits in the primary health care unit, there was no statistically significant difference noted in the number of days influenced by weather and days not influenced by weather. In the countryside, on the other hand, there was a higher corrected mean of number of visits during the days influenced by weather. There was a higher percentage of corrected mean number of visits of patients with respiratory system diseases during the days of quick increase of air pressure, cold stress or temperature inversion. There was also a statistically significant increase in the number of days influenced by weather among the days with the highest number of visits.
Descriptors		METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS AMBULATORY CARE OFFICE VISITS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS PAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES COLD TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE