Table 2 Overview and comparisons of Primary Care Plus patients and consultation characteristics
From: Reorganising dermatology care: predictors of the substitution of secondary care with primary care
| Ā | Total (Nā=ā2812) | Referred back to GP 80.2% (Nā=ā2254) | Referred to hospital care 19.8% (Nā=ā558) | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (meanāĀ±āSD) | 47.7āĀ±ā20.9 | 46.8āĀ±ā21.0 | 51.5āĀ±ā20.4 | ā¤0.001** |
Gender ā male % (N) | 41.2 (1159) | 40.9 (923) | 42.3 (236) | 0.563 |
Number of consultations (meanāĀ±āSD) | 1.19āĀ±ā0.4 | 1.20āĀ±ā0.4 | 1.16āĀ±ā0.4 | 0.045* |
Specialist | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā¤0.001** |
āSpecialist 1% (N) | 53.6 (1508) | 84.6 (1276) | 15.4 (232) | Ā |
āSpecialist 2% (N) | 25.6 (721) | 76.0 (548) | 24.0 (173) | Ā |
āSpecialist 3% (N) | 11.1 (311) | 72.3 (225) | 27.7 (86) | Ā |
āOther % (N) | 9.7 (272) | 75.4 (205) | 24.6 (67) | Ā |
Diagnosis | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā¤0.001** |
āNaevi % (N) | 14.5 (407) | 77.9 (317) | 22.1 (90) | Ā |
āPremalignant dermatosis % (N) | 9.4 (264) | 81.8 (216) | 18.2 (48) | Ā |
āBenign tumours % (N) | 8.5 (238) | 84.9 (202) | 15.1 (36) | Ā |
āOther eczema% (N) | 7.8 (219) | 93.2 (204) | 6.8 (15) | Ā |
āAcneiform dermatoses % (N) | 6.1 (172) | 87.2 (150) | 12.8 (22) | Ā |
āInflammatory dermatoses % (N) | 5.7 (161) | 70.2 (113) | 29.8 (48) | Ā |
āDermatoses due to microorganisms % (N) | 5.3 (149) | 93.3 (139) | 6.7 (10) | Ā |
āMalignant dermatoses % (N) | 5.2 (146) | 26.0 (38) | 74.0 (108) | Ā |
āHair and nail disorders % (N) | 3.7 (103) | 95.1 (98) | 4.9 (5) | Ā |
āPigment disorders % (N) | 3.3 (94) | 85.1 (80) | 14.9 (14) | Ā |
āOther % (N) | 23.2 (653) | 85.9 (561) | 14.1 (92) | Ā |
āUnknown % (N) | 7.3 (206) | 66.0 (136) | 34.0 (70) | Ā |