Table 2.
Health care utilization at 6 and 12 months prior to (pre-CDSMP) and following (post-CDSMP) participation in the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP). Data expressed as mean (standard deviation) number of visits.
| 6 months |
12 months |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Pre-CDSMP | Post-CDSMP | P-value | Pre-CDSMP | Post-CDSMP | P-value |
| Physician visits | 6.13(4.94) | 6.11(4.94) | 0.97 | 12.32(9.31) | 11.8(9.09) | 0.59 |
| GP/FP visits | 3.03(2.57) | 3.13(2.73) | 0.71 | 6.21(4.84) | 5.95(4.69) | 0.59 |
| Specialist visits | 3.11(3.60) | 2.96(3.52) | 0.68 | 6.11(6.68) | 5.80(6.54) | 0.64 |
| ED visits | 0.51(1.42) | 0.44(0.99) | 0.58 | 1.01(1.88) | 0.82(1.44) | 0.29 |
| Hospitalizations | 0.16(0.50) | 0.11(0.49) | 0.40 | 0.23(0.63) | 0.28(0.70) | 0.49 |
Data collected between September 2009 and January 2011.