Table 4.
Effect of Seeing a Community-Links Practitioner on Patient Outcomes
| Outcome Measure | Intervention Group vs Comparison Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CLP Variable | Adjusted Effect Estimate (95% CI) | P Value | |
| EQ-5D-5L | Saw CLP once | 0.009 (−0.047 to 0.065) | .755 |
| Saw CLP twice | −0.041 (−0.117 to 0.036) | .298 | |
| Saw CLP 3+ | 0.071 (0.016 to 0.126) | .011 | |
| ICECAP-A | Saw CLP once | 0.004 (−0.038 to 0.046) | .841 |
| Saw CLP twice | −0.002 (−0.056 to 0.052) | .938 | |
| Saw CLP 3+ | 0.002 (−0.038 to 0.042) | .909 | |
| WASAS | Saw CLP once | −1.097 (−3.361 to 1.168) | .342 |
| Saw CLP twice | 1.146 (−1.766 to 4.058) | .441 | |
| Saw CLP 3+ | −0.795 (−3.042 to 1.452) | .488 | |
| HADS-A | Saw CLP once | −0.768 (−1.815 to 0.278) | .150 |
| Saw CLP twice | 0.064 (−1.194 to 1.322) | .920 | |
| Saw CLP 3+ | −1.380 (−2.339 to -0.421) | .005 | |
| HADS-D | Saw CLP once | −0.497 (−1.465 to 0.471) | .314 |
| Saw CLP twice | 1.256 (0.009 to 2.504) | .048 | |
| Saw CLP 3+ | −1.280 (−2.209 to –0.352) | .007 | |
| Exercise | Saw CLP once | 0.118 (−0.159 to 0.396) | .403 |
| Saw CLP twice | 0.064 (−0.292 to 0.420) | .726 | |
| Saw CLP 3+ | 0.339 (0.071 to 0.607) | .013 | |
CLP = community-links practitioner; EQ-5D-5L = a standardized measure of self-reported health-related quality of life that assesses 5 dimensions at 5 levels of severity; HADS-A = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Anxiety; HADS-D = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Depression; ICECAP-A = Investigating Choice Experiments for the Preferences of Older People Capability Measure for Adults; SIMD = Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; WASAS = Work and Social Adjustment Scale.
Note: Intention-to-treat analysis. Mixed effects regression models at follow-up in relation to intervention group. Effect estimates represent mean differences.
Each model adjusts for age, sex, SIMD, comorbidity, and baseline outcome level as covariates and includes practice identifier as a random effects term.