1.14. Analysis.
Comparison 1 Patient‐initiated appointment systems versus consultant‐led appointment systems, Outcome 14 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: other outcomes.
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: other outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Outcome |
Patient‐initiated n |
Patient‐initiated mean change from baseline (SE) |
Consultant‐led n |
Consultant‐led mean change from baseline (SE) |
P value (95% CI) |
| Berkhof 2014 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptoms (Clinical COPD Questionnaire range 0–6 lower score is better, minimal clinically important difference (MCID) = 0.4) | 40 | 0.33 (± 0.11) | 29 | 0.53 (± 0.13) | 0.24 (–0.55 to 0.14) |
| Berkhof 2014 | Respiratory symptoms (St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) total score at 24 months, range 0–100 low score indicates better health status, MCID of SGRQ total score = 4) | 38 | 5.0 (± 2.2) | 30 | 6.4 (± 2.4) | 0.67 (–7.9 to 5.1) |
| Berkhof 2014 | Time to exacerbation (median no. of days) | 49 | 307 (± 61.6) | 51 | 335 (± 60.2) | 0.40 |