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. 2018 Aug 23;27(12):989–999. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007635

Table 3.

Sensitivity analysis of the repeated measures mixed models: clinical subgroups

Outcome PAM level (vs 1) No mental health long-term conditions Mental health long-term condition 2+ Long-term conditions 3+ Long-term conditions
Rate ratio (CI) Rate ratio (CI) Rate ratio (CI) Rate ratio (CI)
Contact with a general practitioner 2 0.93 (0.89 to 0.98) 0.88 (0.83 to 0.94) 0.93 (0.89 to 0.97) 0.94(0.89 to 1.00)
3 0.87 (0.84 to 0.91) 0.87 (0.82 to 0.92) 0.88 (0.85 to 0.92) 0.89 (0.85 to 0.94)
4 0.84 (0.79 to 0.89) 0.79 (0.72 to 0.86) 0.81 (0.77 to 0.86) 0.86 (0.80 to 0.93)
Emergency department attendance 2 0.76 (0.67 to 0.87) 0.77 (0.65 to 0.92) 0.83 (0.73 to 0.93) 0.84 (0.72 to 0.98)
3 0.74 (0.66 to 0.83) 0.71 (0.61 to 0.82) 0.77 (0.69 to 0.85) 0.77 (0.67 to 0.88)
4 0.71 (0.61 to 0.82) 0.65 (0.52 to 0.81) 0.68 (0.59 to 0.80) 0.68 (0.56 to 0.84)
Elective admission 2 0.85 (0.72 to 1.00) 0.83 (0.65 to 1.06) 0.88 (0.75 to 1.03) 0.82 (0.66 to 1.01)
3 0.79 (0.69 to 0.92) 0.74 (0.60 to 0.90) 0.83 (0.72 to 0.95) 0.90 (0.75 to 1.07)
4 0.85 (0.70 to 1.03) 0.68 (0.49 to 0.93) 0.82 (0.68 to 1.01) 0.82 (0.63 to 1.07)
Emergency admission 2 0.76 (0.62 to 0.92) 0.65 (0.49 to 0.85) 0.69 (0.58 to 0.83) 0.65 (0.52 to 0.81)
3 0.69 (0.58 to 0.81) 0.62 (0.50 to 0.77) 0.69 (0.59 to 0.80) 0.71 (0.59 to 0.85)
4 0.68 (0.54 to 0.86) 0.51 (0.36 to 0.73) 0.62 (0.50 to 0.77) 0.55 (0.41 to 0.73)
Attended outpatient appointment 2 0.90 (0.82 to 0.99) 0.88 (0.77 to 1.01) 0.91 (0.83 to 0.99) 0.92 (0.82 to 1.03)
3 0.86 (0.79 to 0.94) 0.91 (0.81 to 1.02) 0.88 (0.82 to 0.95) 0.91 (0.82 to 1.01)
4 0.82 (0.74 to 0.91) 0.75 (0.63 to 0.89) 0.80 (0.72 to 0.90) 0.87 (0.75 to 1.01)
‘Did not attend’ a GP contact 2 0.93 (0.82 to 1.06) 0.87 (0.74 to 1.01) 0.90 (0.80 to 1.01) 0.89 (0.76 to 1.03)
3 0.85 (0.76 to 0.95) 0.84 (0.74 to 0.96) 0.87 (0.79 to 0.96) 0.87 (0.77 to 0.99)
4 0.78 (0.67 to 0.91) 0.74 (0.60 to 0.92) 0.74 (0.64 to 0.85) 0.74 (0.61 to 0.91)
‘Did not attend’ an outpatient appointment 2 0.89 (0.74 to 1.06) 0.63 (0.49 to 0.80) 0.78 (0.67 to 0.92) 0.65 (0.53 to 0.8)
3 0.72 (0.62 to 0.84) 0.64 (0.52 to 0.78) 0.70 (0.61 to 0.81) 0.65 (0.55 to 0.78)
4 0.78 (0.63 to 0.96) 0.66 (0.48 to 0.90) 0.72 (0.59 to 0.89) 0.57 (0.43 to 0.76)
Minor self-referral to an emergency department 2 0.86 (0.70 to 1.05) 1.03 (0.79 to 1.34) 1.04 (0.86 to 1.25) 1.13 (0.88 to 1.44)
3 0.77 (0.65 to 0.92) 0.77 (0.62 to 0.96) 0.80 (0.68 to 0.94) 0.82 (0.66 to 1.01)
4 0.69 (0.54 to 0.87) 0.64 (0.44 to 0.91) 0.67 (0.52 to 0.85) 0.62 (0.43 to 0.87)

GP, general practitioner; PAM, Patient Activation Measure.