Specialist visit following a diagnosis of a physical pain indicator or mental health condition
Pain indicator or mental health diagnosis | First Nations, % n = 2631 | Non–First Nations, % n = 2631 | p value* |
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Diabetes | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Fracture | 8.6 | 6.7 | 0.01 |
Burn | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Wound | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.03 |
Dog bite | –† | –† | –† |
Viral or other intestinal infection | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
Location of pain | |||
Abdomen or pelvis | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Throat (infection) | 12.7 | 16.1 | < 0.001 |
Ear (infection) | 11.8 | 15.5 | < 0.001 |
Dental (condition or infection) | 21.6 | 9.4 | < 0.001 |
Urinary tract (infection) | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
Head (headache) | 7.6 | 6.2 | 0.03 |
Joints (arthritis) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Nonspecific | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.06 |
CCDSS mental health diagnosis | 0.6 | 1.6 | < 0.001 |
Any indicator | 84.7 | 83.1 | 0.1 |