Table 2.
Consultation rates during the year before and after the nurse consultation or matched control date
| Intervention (n = 102) | Control (n = 104) | Adjusted analysisa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General practice consultations | Consultations, n | Consulters, n (%) | Consultations, n | Consulters, n (%) | Unadjusted RR ratio (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | P-value |
| New chest symptom | |||||||
| Year before | 98 | 45 (44) | 118 | 55 (53) | |||
| Year after | 138 | 56 (55) | 112 | 53 (51) | 1.26 (0.98 to 1.61) | 1.19 (0.92 to 1.53) | 0.18 |
| Any chest symptom | |||||||
| Year before | 137 | 45 (44) | 145 | 55 (53) | |||
| Year after | 188 | 56 (55) | 139 | 54 (52) | 1.38 (1.11 to 1.72) | 1.20 (0.96 to 1.51) | 0.11 |
| Anxiety or depression | |||||||
| Year before | 22 | 8 (8) | 27 | 15 (14) | |||
| Year after | 22 | 13 (13) | 33 | 14 (13) | 0.68 (0.40 to 1.17) | 0.51 (0.27 to 0.93) | 0.029 |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||||||
| Any reason | |||||||
| Year before | 745 | 6 (4–10) | 851 | 7 (5–10.5) | |||
| Year after | 833 | 8 (4–11) | 787 | 7 (4–10) | 1.08 (0.98 to 1.19) | 1.15 (1.04 to 1.27) | 0.005 |
IQR = interquartile range. RR = rate ratio
a
Adjusted analysis included age, sex, and practice.