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Table 5 Intervention effect estimates

From: Impact of referral templates on the quality of referrals from primary to secondary care: a cluster randomised trial

 

Regression coefficient

95 % CI

p-value

Crude1

20.25

10.23, 30.27

p < 0.001

Adjusted2

18.00

11.03, 24.98

p < 0.001

 - GP specialist yes/no

9.19

4.39, 13.99

p < 0.001

 - GP list size (centred)

0.02

−0.01, 0.05

p = 0.196

 - GP experience in hospital (in years)

−2.06

−3.08, −1.05

p < 0.001

 - GP surgery size3

4.81

−2.73, 12.35

p = 0.211

  1. 1Baseline model with intervention effect with random intercept
  2. 2Adjusted for the variables listed below
  3. 3Categorised into binary variable 0–3 GPs and 3–6 GPs
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