Table 34: Impact of eTools on Frequency of Communication.

Author, Year	Study Design	Length of Follow-up	Sample Size, n (Intervention/Control)	Results (Intervention/Control)	Effect Estimate (95% CI)
Branger et al, 1999 (32)	Observational	1 year	215/60	Number of letters sent from GPs to consultants 151 (0.7)/14 (0.2) total (per patient) P ≥ 0.05	Not estimable
				Number of letters sent from consultants to GPs 339 (1.6)/24 (0.4) total (per patient) P = 0.00
				Number of patient contacts with GPs and consultants 14 with GP, 4 with consultant/14 with GP, 4 with consultant P ≥ 0.05

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; eTool, electronic tool; GP, general practitioner.