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Table 2 Health Services Utilization Model Results

From: Emergency department-based medication review on outpatient health services utilization: interrupted time series

 

Total Physician Visits

(Visits per 1000 patients)

GP Visits

(Visits per 1000 patients)

ED Visits

(Visits per 1000 patients)

Visits pre-intervention (control)

2454.3

(2129.92778.6; p < 0.001)

1056.4

(913,1199.9; p < 0.001)

107.1

(83.4130.8; p < 0.001)

Trend pre-intervention (control)

61.5

(17.2105.9; p = 0.01)

21.1

(1.7,40.5; p = 0.04)

3.6

(0.3,6.9; p = 0.037)

Baseline difference in visits between intervention and control

110.3

(− 348.4569.1; p = 0.64)

26.2

(− 176.6229.1; p = 0.8)

−5.3

(−38.8,28.3; p = 0.76)

Differential trend between intervention and control (0–12 months pre-intervention)

− 4.4

(− 67.1,58.3; p = 0.89)

−1.6

(− 29.1,25.8; p = 0.908)

2.1

(−2.6,6.7; p = 0.392)

Change in visits from pre to post-intervention (control)

1488.2

(1181.31795; p < 0.001)

612.2

(483.5740.9; p < 0.001)

47.9

(23.7,72.1; p = 0.004)

Trend change from pre to post-intervention (control)

− 384.5

(− 455.5,-313.6; p < 0.001)

− 152.3

(− 183.6,-121; p < 0.001)

− 16.6

(− 21.7,-11.4; p < 0.001)

Change in visits post-intervention between intervention and control

163.6

(− 270.4597.5;p = 0.46)

113.4

(− 68.6295.4;p = 0.23)

−7.6

(− 41.8,26.6;p = 0.67)

Trend change post-intervention between intervention and control

7.1

(− 93.3107.4;p = 0.89)

−2.2

(− 46.5,42.1;p = 0.92)

−2.1

(− 9.4,5.2;p = 0.57)