Health care resource utilisation in the 12 month study period (collected from GP and hospital records)
| Health care resource | Intervention group | Control group | χ2(df) | p value | 95% CI for differences between means |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=97−99 for intervention group, 94−100 for control group. While it was possible to collect hospital data for some subjects who had dropped out, it was not always possible to trace a subject's new GP. | |||||
| *t test. | |||||
| **Yate's correction. | |||||
| Mean (SD) GP consultations/subject/year | 3.87 (3.93) | 4.13 (3.68) | 0.63* | −1.34 to 0.81 | |
| Mean (SD) prescriptions written by GP for asthma/wheeze medications/subject/year | 4.00 (3.40) | 3.44 (2.79) | 0.21* | −0.31 to 1.44 | |
| No (%) inpatient admissions | 26 (26%) | 19 (19%) | 1.11 (1) | 0.29** | −0.03 to 0.17 |
| No (%) A&E/CAU attendances | 17 (17%) | 19 (19%) | 0.02 (1) | 0.88** | −0.01 to 0.03 |