Table 5.
Comparison of nurse practitioner and GP utterances (number of text passages with mean per consultation in parenthesis).
| GP | Nurse | Mean difference | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANYQUESTIONS | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 0.1 | −0.7 to 0.4 | P = 0.157 |
| APPEARANCE | 35 (1.9) | 58 (3.2) | 1.3 | −0.2 to 2.8 | P = 0.092 |
| ARRANGEa | 1 (0.1) | 20 (1.1) | 1.0 | 0.4 to 1.7 | P = 0.002 |
| CHITCHAT | 7 (0.4) | 23 (1.3) | 0.9 | −0.4 to 2.1 | P = 0.158 |
| COSTOFTREAT | 2 (0.1) | 8 (0.4) | 0.3 | −0.2 to 0.9 | P = 0.225 |
| DIAG | 23 (1.3) | 26 (1.4) | 0.1 | −0.5 to 0.9 | P = 0.64 |
| EXPLAINDIS | 40 (2.2) | 55 (3.1) | 0.9 | −0.6 to 3.3 | P = 0.257 |
| EXPLAINPHYS | 27 (1.5) | 29 (1.6) | 0.1 | −1.0 to 1.2 | P = 0.836 |
| GATHERHIST | 95 (5.3) | 88 (4.9) | −0.4 | 3.1 to −2.3 | P = 0.775 |
| GATHERSYM | 76 (4.2) | 122 (6.8) | 2.6 | −0.8 to 4.9 | P = 0.154 |
| HOWTOTREATa | 16 (0.9) | 63 (3.5) | 2.6 | 1.2 to 4.0 | P = 0.001 |
| HUMOURb | 3 (0.2) | 14 (0.8) | 0.6 | 0.2 to 1.1 | P = 0.011 |
| MANIPULATE | 35 (1.9) | 25 (1.4) | −0.6 | 1.8 to −0.7 | P = 0.359 |
| MOTHERESE | 10 (0.6) | 17 (0.9) | 0.3 | −0.9 to 1.7 | P = 0.538 |
| PRAISE | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.2) | 0.1 | −0.1 to 0.3 | P = 0.302 |
| PROGRESSIONb | 15 (0.8) | 35 (1.9) | 1.1 | 0.2 to 2.0 | P = 0.013 |
| SIDEFFECTSb | 7 (0.4) | 27 (1.5) | 1.1 | 0.2 to 2.0 | P = 0.021 |
| SOCIAL | 7 (0.4) | 18 (1.0) | 0.6 | −0.3 to 1.6 | P = 0.204 |
| SYMPATHY | 11 (0.6) | 17 (0.9) | 0.3 | −0.4 to 1.1 | P = 0.381 |
| TREATMENTPROP | 88 (4.9) | 126 (7.0) | 2.1 | −0.7 to 4.9 | P = 0.134 |
a
t-test p<0.0025 (level required by Bonferroni correction).
b
t-test p<0.05