Table.
Process measures
| No of studies | No in intervention group | No in control group | Odds ratio or weighted mean difference (95% CI) |
Heterogeneity
|
Overall
effect
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| χ2 | P value | Z value | P value | ||||||
| Consultation length | 5 | 2277; mean 14.89 min | 2286; mean 11.14 min | 3.67 (2.05 to 5.29)* | 81.67 df=4 | <0.00001 | 4.44 | 0.00001 | |
| Prescriptions | 4 | 1685/2503 | 1944/2861 | 1.02 (0.90 to 1.15) | 3.26 df=3 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.8 | |
| Investigations | 5 | 932/2573 | 1015/2896 | 1.22 (1.02 to 1.46) | 6.31 df=4 | 0.18 | 2.18 | 0.03 | |
| Return consultations | 6 | 835/2919 | 913/3247 | 1.05 (0.87 to 1.28) | 12.06 df=5 | 0.034 | 0.54 | 0.6 | |
| Referrals | 2 | 44/1293 | 59/1367 | 0.71 (0.30 to 1.70) | 4.07 df=1 | 0.044 | 0.76 | 0.4 | |
*
Weighted mean difference. Only one study reported admissions and none reported patient adherence.