Analysis 3.1. Comparison 3 Staff views, Outcome 1 District nurse views.

District nurse views

Study	Heading 1	Heading 2
Grande 2000	District nurse thought there should be additional help for the carer	3 point scale with lower scores indicating less ofa problem No difference was detected for the ratings reported by GPs and informal carers
	Treatment: (n = 141) 1.81 (0.87)
	Control: (n = 31) 1.36 (0.60)	A 3 point scale with lower scores indicating less of a problem
	Z= 2.838
	P < 0.005	No difference was detected for the ratings reported by GPs and informal carers
	District nurse thought there should be more help with night nursing
	Treatment: (n = 143) 1.43 (0.64)
	Control: (n = 33) 2.03 (0.84)
	Z = 4.012
	P < 0.0001