Table 3.

Health care utilization in primary care and hospital 1 year after inclusion and paramedical care 3 months before T5 assessment

Health care utilization primary care 1 year after inclusion
	Intervention n = 77 Median (IQR)	Control n = 77 Median (IQR)	Negative binomial regression RR (95% CI)
Contacts with GP practice (incl. Out of office hours)	9 (5.0;16.0)	8 (5.0;13.5)	1.3 (1.0;1.7)*
Contacts with GP (incl. Out of office hours)	7 (5.0;12.0)	6 (4.0;9.5)	1.3 (1.0;1.6)
Contacts with GP (excl. Out of office hours)	7 (4.5;12.0)	6 (4.0;9.5)	1.2 (1.0;1.5)
Health care utilization hospital care 1 year after inclusion
Total contacts (incl. by phone + consultations + ED + hospitalizations+ diagnostics)	49 (27.5;88.5)	50 (24.5;78.5)	1.2 (1.0;1 .4)
Contacts by phone	6 (3.0;14.5)	7 (3.0;13.0)	1.2 (0.9;1.5)
Consultations	20 (11.5;31.0)	20 (13.0;30.0)	1.0 (0.9;1.2)
	n (%)	n (%)	RR1 (95% CI).
Patients visiting the ED	29 (37.7)	17 (22.1)	1.7 (1.0;2.8)**
Patients with emergency hospitalizations	13 (16.9)	9 (11.7)	1.5 (0.7;3.2)
Health care utilisation paramedical care in the 3 months before T5.
	Intervention n = 59	Control n = 69	p-value
	n (%)	n (%)
Physiotherapy total	29 (49.2)	35 (50.7)	0.86
- in primary care	22 (75.9)	29 (82.9)
- in hospital	1 (3.4)	2 (5.7)
- both	6 (20.7)	4 (11.4)
Ergo therapy	1 (1.7)	2 (2.9)	1.00
- in hospital	1 (100)	2 (100)
Acupuncture/homeopathy	3 (5.1)	3 (4.3)	1.00
- in primary care	3 (100)	3 (100)
Psychologist	10 (16.9)	10 (14.5)	0.70
- in primary care	6 (60.0)	7 (70.0)
- in hospital	2 (20.0)	1 (10.0)
- both	2 (20.0)	2 (20.0)
Dietician	2 (3.4)	3 (4.3)	1.00
- in primary care	1 (50.0)	2 (66.7)
- in hospital	1 (50.0)	1 (33.3)
Speech therapist	–	–	–

*p-value = 0.03 **p-value = 0.04. ¹Adjusted for stratification factors

Abbreviations: ED Emergency Department, GP General practitioner, RR Relative risk, Int Intervention, Cont Control