Visit Details (OPDATEYR-VSTRELCN. When a person reported having had a visit to a hospital outpatient department or special clinic, the year, month, and day of the outpatient visit was reported (OPDATEYR, OPDATEMM, OPDATEDD). Also reported is whether the person actually saw the provider or talked to the provider on the telephone (SEETLKPV). It also establishes whether the person saw or spoke to a medical doctor (SEEDOC). If the person did not see a specialty doctor (DRSPLTY), or, if the person did not see a physician (i.e., medical doctor), the respondent was asked to identify the type of medical person that was seen (MEDPTYPE). The type of care the person received (VSTCTGRY), and whether or not the visit or telephone call was related to a specific condition (VSTRELCN) were also determined.
Visit Details (OPDATEYR-VSTRELCN. When a person reported having had a visit to a hospital outpatient department or special clinic, the year and month of the outpatient visit was reported (OPDATEYR and OPDATEMM). Also reported is whether the person actually saw the provider or talked to the provider on the telephone (SEETLKPV). It also establishes whether the person saw or spoke to a medical doctor (SEEDOC). If the person did not see a specialty doctor (DRSPLTY), or, if the person did not see a physician (i.e., medical doctor), the respondent was asked to identify the type of medical person that was seen (MEDPTYPE). The type of care the person received (VSTCTGRY), and whether or not the visit or telephone call was related to a specific condition (VSTRELCN) were also determined. Note that response categories with small frequencies may have been recoded to other categories for confidentiality reasons.
Visit Details (OPDATEYR-VSTRELCN. When a person reported having had a visit to a hospital outpatient department or special clinic, the year, month, and day of the outpatient visit was reported (OPDATEYR, OPDATEMM and OPDATEDD).
