Table 1.
Questionnaire results (n = 568).
| Nurse practitioners | GPs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Managed by telephone alone | 107 (41.6) | 179 (57.6) | 0.77 (0.66 to 0.89) | <0.001 |
| Managed by advice alone | 109 (42.9) | 202 (64.5) | 0.62 (0.52 to 0.75) | <0.001 |
| Total face-to-face contacts | 150 (58.4) | 132 (42.4) | 1.30 (1.12 to 1.52) | 0.001 |
| Home visit performed | 39 (15.2) | 42 (13.5) | 1.06 (0.85 to 1.32) | 0.610 |
| Seen in surgery | 111 (43.2) | 90 (28.9) | 1.32 (1.11 to 1.57) | 0.001 |
| Prescription issued | 178 (56.9) | 135 (43.1) | 1.36 (1.13 to 1.64) | 0.001 |
| Admission to hospital | 6 (2.4) | 12 (3.8) | 0.74 (0.38 to 1.43) | 0.320 |
| Patient referred for opinion, therapy, or further investigation | 33 (12.9) | 51 (16.3) | 0.89 (0.74 to 1.08) | 0.260 |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| CARE score, range 10–50 | 40 (9.62) | 36.4 (9.92) | – | 0.054 |
| PEI score, range 0–12 | 4.0 (3.56) | 3.5 (3.82) | – | 0.380 |
| Picker communication score,10 range 0–600 | 549 (93.9) | 520 (122.7) | – | 0.145 |
| Picker medication score,10 range 0–400 | 295 (113.8) | 305 (123.3) | – | 0.712 |