Table 3.
Comparison of intervention and control practices on delivery of preventive manoeuvres to eligible patients post intervention (N = 4501)
| Preventive Manoeuvres | Proportion of Eligible Patients | ||
| Intervention (n = 2201) | Control (n = 2300) | Significance | |
| A & B Manoeuvres | % (N) | % (N) | |
| Folic Acid Pre-conception | 15.4% (325) | 4.9% (369) | .0001 |
| Cessation Counselling | 41.7% (571) | 40.6% (549) | N.S. |
| Mammography 50 to 69 | 68.3% (325) | 57.5% (358) | .005 |
| Hypertension Treatment | 79.7% (169) | 82.7% (185) | N.S. |
| STD Screening | 23.3% (382) | 19.1% (366) | N.S. |
| BP Measurement | 74.6% (1666) | 72.5% (1781) | N.S. |
| FLU Vaccination | 66.0% (692) | 53.8% (652) | .0001 |
| Cervical Cytology | 66.2% (826) | 60.2% (958) | .01 |
| D Manoeuvres | |||
| Blood glucose screening | 32.8% (1844) | 38.7% (1980) | .0001 |
| PSA Testing | 30.6% (379) | 30.0% (393) | N.S. |
| Mammography 40 to 49 1 | 11.6% (267) | 9.1% (309) | N.S. |
| Chest X-Ray | 3.7% (571) | 4.9% (549) | N.S. |
| Urine proteinuria screening | 16.5% (1772) | 29.8% (1887) | .0001 |
1This was a grade D manoeuvre at the time of the study; the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has recently changed it to a Grade C manoeuvre.