Table 5 Comparison of GP consultation and medication use before and after referral date between those referred to social prescribing and controls
From: The impact of a social prescribing service on patients in primary care: a mixed methods evaluation
Social prescribing | N control | Median (IQR) | N referred into social prescribing | Median (IQR) | Two-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) test for non-parametric data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annual GP consultation rate before referral | 7540 | 2.9 (0.6–5.8) | 377 | 8.3 (5.8–12.1) | p < 0.001 |
Annual GP consultation rate after referral | 7540 | 3.3 (0–6.4) | 377 | 7.3 (4.7–10.7) | p < 0.001 |
Two-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) test for non-parametric data | p = 0.014 | p = 0.001 | |||
No. of medications 6 months before referral | 7540 | 0 (0–1) | 377 | 2 (1–3) | p < 0.001 |
No. of medications 6 months after referral | 7540 | 0 (0–1) | 377 | 2 (1–3) | p < 0.001 |
Two-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) test for non-parametric data | p = 0.022 | p = 0.156 |