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. 2016 Feb 18;2016(2):CD009231. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009231.pub2

6.2. Analysis.

Comparison 6 Resource use and cost, Outcome 2 Health service use.

Health service use
Study Outcomes Notes
Grande 2000 GP workload in penultimate week of life
Evening home visits, mean (SD)
 T= 0.17 (0.46), C= 0.61 (1.42), Z = 2.295, P = 0.022
 
 Night visits, mean (SD)
 T= 0.04 (0.20), C= 0.26 (0.55), Z = 3.61, P = 0.0003
 
 GP workload in last week of life
Evening home visits, mean (SD)
 T= 0.17 (0.46), C= 0.61 (1.42)
 
 Night time visits, mean (SD)
 T= 0.04 (0.2), C= 0.26 (0.55)
 
 Primary and secondary care services in last 2 weeks of life: failed to detect a difference
 
Hughes 1992 VA services at 6 months 
 Outpatient visits mean (SD)
 T= 0.73 (1.9), C= 2.59 (6.1), difference: 1.86, P = 0.01 95% CI not calculated as equal variances can not be assumed
 
 Comparisons were made with 13 other types of service, not reported.