Laine 1999.
Methods | Retrospective cohort | |
Participants | 6820 subjects Age range 13‐60 73% male 27% female | |
Interventions | HOURS OF SERVICE a) Evening or weekend clinic hours b) On‐call phone access | |
Outcomes | HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION: Hospitalization rates ‐ % hospitalized a) Evening or weekend clinic hours: 45% vs. 53% (AOR = 0.77; CI .63‐.93) b) On‐call phone access 49% vs. 45% | |
Notes | Case management not described | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | D ‐ Not used |