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Table 6 Clinical Peripherality Scores associated with characteristics of practices

From: Clinical peripherality: development of a peripherality index for rural health services

 

Service NOT provided

Service provided

 
 

n

Median

IQR

n

Median

IQR

p-value

Clinical

       

Minor accident

12

64.8

30.3, 76.1

37

59.2

40.8, 78.9

0.6419

Single handed

33

50.7

31, 67.6

16

78.9

64.1, 90.8

0.0011

Pharmacy

15

29.6

23.9, 47.9

34

69.7

52.1, 84.5

0.0001

Access

       

Island Location

29

56.3

32.4, 76.1

20

61.3

49.3, 87.3

0.1729

Hospital Cover

47

45.1

18.3, 67.6

24

66.9

30.3, 86.6

0.04

Roles

       

GP Registrar

40

65.5

43, 81.7

9

32.4

15.5, 56.3

0.0062

UG Teaching

32

65.5

45.1, 83.8

17

43.7

31, 69

0.026

PG Training

42

64.1

43.7, 80.3

7

31

8.5, 33.8

0.0022

Occ Health

38

59.9

39.4, 76.1

11

71.8

32.4, 91.5

0.5981

Police Surgeon

33

60.6

39.4, 74.6

16

62

29.6, 90.8

0.5224

Airport Duties

43

56.3

33.8, 73.2

6

90.8

85.9, 93

0.0009

Rescue service

38

54.2

33.8, 73.2

11

78.9

57.7, 94.4

0.0259

Sports Medicine

43

60.6

35.2, 77.5

6

64.8

50.7, 93

0.5022

Professional Support

       

Practice Nurse

13

74.6

64.8, 80.3

36

48.6

31.7, 71.1

0.0081

Practice HCA

44

62.7

40.1, 78.9

5

33.8

32.4, 43.7

0.1654

Administrator

13

83.1

62, 91.5

36

54.2

35.9, 71.1

0.0209

Counselling

43

60.6

36.6, 80.3

6

56.3

26.8, 70.4

0.4278

Health Visitor

2

62.7

31, 94.4

47

60.6

36.6, 77.5

0.7618

District Nurse

4

62

28.9, 94.4

45

60.6

39.4, 76.1

0.7424

Physiotherapy

12

70.4

45.8, 86.6

37

59.2

33.8, 73.2

0.1561

CPN

17

73.2

39.4, 88.7

32

59.9

35.9, 71.1

0.1928

Chiropodist

13

49.3

26.8, 80.3

36

61.3

41.5, 76.1

0.4687

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