1.16. Analysis.
Comparison 1 Patient‐initiated appointment systems versus consultant‐led appointment systems, Outcome 16 Inflammatory bowel disease: other outcomes.
| Inflammatory bowel disease: other outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Outcome |
Patient‐initiated n |
Patient‐initiated mean (SD) |
Consultant‐led n |
Consultant‐led mean (SD) |
P value/mean difference (95% CI) |
| Kennedy 2003 | Enablement after initial consultation | 260 | 4.0 (3.9) | 352 | 3.0 (3.9) | 0.026 (0.12 to 1.68) |
| Kennedy 2003 | Delay before starting treatment (% within 1 day) | 81 | 49.7 | 109 | 50.6 | 0.95 (–0.52 to 0.49) |
| Kennedy 2003 | Appointments made by patient (% at least 1 self‐made appointment) | 144 | 43 | 250 | 22 | < 0.001 (1.63 to 4.46) |
| Robinson 2001 | Time to symptom treatment (hours) | 101 | 14.8 | 102 | 49.6 | < 0.0001 |
| Robinson 2001 | Cost to patient (GBP) at 14 months | 101 | 0.86 | 102 | 8.92 | < 0.0001 |
| Robinson 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — |