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. 2005 Dec;40(6 Pt 1):1737–1757. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00451.x

Table 4.

Health Care Utilization: Unadjusted Mean (SEM) Change from Baseline in PAC PORT Outcomes by Study Arm and Adjusted Absolute Change beyond That Seen in Usual Care in Follow-Up Year 2

Mean Absolute Change from Baseline in Each Practice (95% CI) Adjusted Intervention Effect: Absolute Change Beyond That Observed in Control Practices (95% CI)*


Outcome PLE PCI Control PLE PCI
≥1 ED/hospitalization −0.01 (−0.05, 0.03) 0 (−0.01, 0.01) −0.01 (−0.04, 0.02) 0 (−0.06, 0.06) 0.03 (−0.003, 0.06)
Ambulatory visits (N) 0.17 (−0.01, 0.35) 0.21 (0.03, 0.39) −0.01 (−0.23, 0.21) 0.06 (−0.02, 0.14) 0.08 (−0.01, 0.18)
*

Additional change beyond that seen in control practices by patient-level analysis using generalized estimating equations accounting for clustering of observations within practice.

Proportion of children.

PLE, peer leader education; PAC PORT, Pediatric Asthma Care Patient Outcomes Research Team; CI, confidence interval.