Table 2.

Results of overall appropriate outcome over time by scenario

Scenario	Visits 1–3 (%)	Visits 4–6 (%)	Visits 7–9 (%)	Overall (%)	Improvement over time*
Adult cough/cold (n=52)	17	41	53	37	Yes (P=0.044)
Adult pain (n=52)	67	53	71	64	No (P=0.725)
Allergic rhinitis (n=50)	6	18	27	16	Yes (P=0.018)
Asthma (n=54)	50	83	78	70	No (P=0.067)
Diarrhoea (n=51)	50	65	56	57	No (P=0.427)
Dyspepsia (n=53)	78	65	67	70	No (P=0.823)
Insomnia (n=53)	33	77	61	57	No (P=0.073)
Paediatric cough/cold (n=54)	72	83	78	78	No (P=0.901)
Paediatric fever (n=51)	47	53	94	65	Yes (P=0.010)
Smoking cessation (n=51)	12	19	50	28	Yes (P=0.005)
All (n=521)	43	56	64	54	Yes (P<0.001)

*Significance determined by point–biserial analyses, P<0.05.