Use of general services | | | | | | | | |
Mean (SD) no of days since last practice contact | 86.5 (156.5)n = 528 | 48.3 (82.5)n = 526 | 1.09*** per month (30 days) | 1.05 to 1.13 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Mean (SD) no of general practice contacts | 9.8 (8.8)n = 529 | 11.1 (8.6)n = 529 | 0.90** per 5 GP contacts | 0.84 to 0.98 | 30.6 (24.5)n = 528 | 34.0 (25.9)n = 530 | 0.97* per 5 GP contacts | 0.95 to 1.00 |
Mean (SD) no of respiratory consultations | 4.9 (5.1)n = 528 | 5.8 (5.6)n = 529 | 0.85** per 5 GP contacts | 0.75 to 0.96 | 14.3 (14.3)n = 527 | 14.2 (14.7)n = 530 | 1.00 per 5 GP contacts | 0.96 to 1.05 |
No of home visits for respiratory illness (%) | | | | *** | | | | *** |
0 | 60.7 | 63.2 | 1.00 | – | 54.3 | 60.2 | 1.00 | – |
1–2 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 0.95 | 0.72 to 1.26 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 1.08 | 0.79 to 1.48 |
3+ | 13.7 | 8.8 | 1.72 | 1.13 to 2.62 | 22.7 | 16.4 | 1.61 | 1.15 to 2.26 |
Missing | 0.6 | 0.6 | | | 0.8 | 0.4 | | |
No of home visits for non-respiratory illness (%) | | | | *** | | | | |
0 | 76.7 | 83.8 | 1.00 | – | 64.3 | 64.8 | 1.00 | – |
1–2 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 1.56 | 1.06 to 2.29 | 20.9 | 23.7 | 0.93 | 0.69 to 1.25 |
3+ | 8.1 | 4.9 | 1.85 | 1.10 to 3.11 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 1.30 | 0.89 to 1.89 |
Missing | 0.6 | 0.6 | | | 0.8 | 0.4 | | |
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Use of asthma services | | | | | | | | |
Asthma clinic attended (%) | 12.6 | 13.3 | 0.94 | 0.65 to 1.36 | 25.0 | 28.2 | 0.84 | 0.64 to 1.11 |
Prescription of home nebuliser (%) | 36.5 | 32.3 | 1.22 | 0.94 to 1.58 | 35.2 | 29.1 | 1.34* | 1.03 to 1.76 |
Prescription of home oxygen (%) | 12.0 | 5.1 | 2.73*** | 1.67 to 4.46 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 2.64*** | 1.53 to 4.56 |
Mention of wheelchair (%) | 3.6 | 1.5 | 2.38* | 1.04 to 5.44 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 3.58** | 1.44 to 8.88 |
Disability allowance application (%) | 7.3 | 9.8 | 0.72 | 0.46 to 1.14 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 1.06 | 0.74 to 1.51 |
Asthma drug non-compliance (%) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1.00 | 0.61 to 1.65 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 1.14 | 0.79 to 1.65 |
Poor inhaler technique (%) | 6.2 | 5.5 | 1.16 | 0.67 to 2.00 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 1.17 | 0.79 to 1.73 |
Asthma repeated non-attendance (%) | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.40 | 0.75 to 2.60 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 1.74* | 1.08 to 2.83 |