Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
|  | Standard care n = 38 | ENP service n = 23 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Male | 19 | 7 |  |
 Female | 19 | 16 | 0.18 |
Age - years | |||
 Mean (SD) | 61.7 (15.4) | 59.9 (16.0) | 0.66 |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status (n = 52) | |||
 Not ATSI | 25 | 22 |  |
 Aboriginal not TSI | 3 | 1 |  |
 TSI not aboriginal | 1 | 0 | 0.47 |
Employment status (n = 60) | |||
 Employed | 11 | 8 |  |
 Pensioner | 21 | 12 |  |
 Unemployed | 2 | 0 |  |
 Student | 1 | 0 |  |
 Home duties | 1 | 2 |  |
 Other | 1 | 1 | 0.67 |
Highest level of education (n = 57) | |||
 Primary school only | 16 | 6 |  |
 High school | 11 | 5 |  |
 Higher qualifications | 9 | 10 | 0.21 |
Australasian Triage Score category (n = 54) | |||
 ATS 2 | 21 | 5 |  |
 ATS 3 | 13 | 11 |  |
 ATS 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.10 |
Regular general practitioner (n = 59) | |||
 Yes | 35 | 19 |  |
 No | 2 | 3 | 0.35 |
Emergency department attendances in the past year (n = 60) | |||
 Median (IQR) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 0.26 |
General practitioner service use in past year (n = 56) | |||
 Not at all | 0 | 1 |  |
 Once or twice | 13 | 3 |  |
 Every couple of months | 14 | 13 |  |
 Once a month | 2 | 2 |  |
 More regularly | 5 | 3 | 0.28 |
Nurse practitioner service use in past year (n = 58) | |||
 Not at all | 30 | 19 |  |
 Once or twice | 4 | 3 |  |
 Once a month | 2 | 0 | 0.72 |