The delivery of preventive care to clients of community health services

Table 4 Multi-variate analysis ^a regarding characteristics associated with assessment, brief advice, and offering referral/follow-up, for all risks combined, 2009–10, NSW, Australia

Variables included in the final regression model	Assessment (N = 1284)^b		Brief advice (N = 1132)			Offer to arrange referral^c(N = 1131)
	OR (95% CI)	p	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p
Service type		<.001			<.001			<.001
Aged care	2.0 (0.9 – 4.4)		57 (5.0)	1.0 (0.4 – 3.0)		57 (5.0)	0.8 (0.3 – 2.2)
Community child and family health^d	0.8 (0.4 - 1.6)		183 (16.2)	1.1 (0.6 – 2.3)		183 (16.2)	0.8 (0.4 – 1.5)
Community nurses and other nursing services	1.1 (0.6 – 1.8)		381 (33.7)	1.6 (0.9 – 2.7)		381 (33.7)	1.2 (0.7 – 2.1)
Diabetes	17.4 (9.3 – 32.6)*		94 (8.3)	14.1 (7.2– 27.5)*		94 (8.3)	3.0 (1.5 – 5.8)*
Other^e	2.8 (1.6 - 5.0)*		154 (13.6)	2.7 (1.5 – 5.2)*		154 (13.6)	2.2 (1.2 – 4.0)*
Allied health	1.0		263 (23.2)	1.0		262 (23.2)	1.0

^aLogistic regression analyses weighted and adjusted by facility groupings from the intervention trial [48].
^bFor N (%) for each variable included in the model refer to Table 1.
^cOffered to arrange referral for all applicable risks, or asked for consent to send health habits summary to GP/AMS.
^dClients over 18 years of age (e.g. the parent of the child seeing the service).
^eOther service types include: rehabilitation , chronic and complex care, women’s services, migrant services, renal/dialysis, and regional health service programs.
*Significant.

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