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Table 2 Changes in the use of different sources of unscheduled care in the previous four weeks (N = 33602 respondents)

From: Exploring the effect of changes to service provision on the use of unscheduled care in England: population surveys

Service*

1998–2002

% (n)

1998

% (n)

2002

% (n)

Adjusted odds ratios**

P-value***

    

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

 

Unscheduled care

15.5 (5223)

16.0 (1155)

15.3 (887)

1

1.06

0.95

0.99

1.05

0.170

Usual GP

9.7 (3245)

10.5 (758)

9.0 (521)

1

0.97

0.92

0.93

0.92

0.763

Family/friends

7.7 (2582)

7.7 (558)

7.2 (421)

1

1.12

1.02

0.99

1.00

0.341

Pharmacist

6.9 (2309)

7.5 (541)

6.3 (368)

1

1.02

0.91

0.92

0.99

0.373

A&E/999 ambulance

1.8 (605)

1.5 (105)

2.1 (120)

1

1.32

1.19

1.12

1.11

0.336

Telephone helpline

1.0 (339)

0.7 (47)

1.5 (88)

1

1.39

1.51

1.78

2.47

0.008

Someone else at GP practice but not a doctor

1.2 (417)

1.2 (89)

1.5 (87)

1

1.02

0.84

0.98

1.27

0.223

Outpatient clinic

1.2 (402)

1.1 (77)

1.3 (74)

1

1.23

1.26

0.85

1.06

0.112

GP, not usual GP

0.9 (296)

0.9 (66)

0.9 (51)

1

1.11

0.76

0.97

1.03

0.380

Hospital admission

0.7 (227)

0.6 (42)

0.8 (49)

1

1.45

1.07

0.94

1.20

0.260

Dentist

0.7 (250)

1.0 (70)

0.7 (42)

1

0.85

0.58

0.59

0.78

0.044

Complementary therapist

0.5 (157)

0.5 (35)

0.4 (22)

1

0.74

1.34

1.09

0.96

0.236

Physiotherapist

0.4 (148)

0.4 (32)

0.4 (21)

1

1.02

0.92

0.90

0.53

0.460

Walk in centre

0.1 (49)

0

0.3 (20)

-

-

1

1.78

1.80

0.293

  1. *ordered in descending order of number of contacts in population in 2002, only contacts of 20 or more in 2002 reported
  2. ** adjusted for age, sex, area, and month of response
  3. *** for change over time in odds ratios between 1998 and 2002