Table 4 Impact of the program at T2
Patients in GPCC | Patients in usual care | Adjusted difference (SE) (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary care | |||
Mean number of visits to the FP (SD) | 12.28 (10.85) | 8.33 (10.14) | +1.98 (0.163) [1.659; 2.297] |
Mean number of prescribed drugs (SD) | 5.99 (5.09) | 5.41 (5.14) | +0.071 (0.022) [0.028; 0.116] |
Mean percentage of prescriptions that should be avoided per FP (SD) | 2.23 (9.96) | 3.20 (11.44) | −0.699 (0.041) [−0.779; −0.619] |
Mean costs of medication therapy in ambulatory care in observed year (euro) (SD) | 1371.43 (72.10) | 1396.32 (61.72) | −85.39 (0.009) [−0.064; −0.028]a |
Mean number of contacts with medical specialists with referral from FP (SD) | 4.97 (8.50) | 4.96 (8.02) | −0.455 (0.013) [−0.480; −0.428] |
Mean number of contacts with medical specialists without referral (SD) | 2.32 (7.45) | 3.42 (9.46) | −1.528 (0.076) [−1.667; −1.378] |
Hospital care | |||
Mean number of hospital admissions (SD) | 0.288 (0.786) | 0.290 (0.794) | −0.017 (0.006) [−0.085; −0.061]a |
Mean percentage of avoidable hospital admissions of all admissions (SD) | 15.69 (33.64) | 16.32 (33.96) | −1.165 (0.145) [−0.880; −1.449] |
Mean number of days in hospital (SD) | 14.14 (18.13) | 14.41 (19.08) | −0.438 (0.083) [−0.276; −0.599] |
Mean number of hospital admissions within 4 weeks after a previous hospital admission. (SD) | 0.255 (0.710) | 0.233 (0.739) | −0.007 (0.012) [−0.070; −0.020] |
Mean total costs of hospital admission in year (euro) (SD) | 6476.29 (9939.46) | 6397.86 (10393.27) | −44.30 (0.003) [−0.017; −0.002]a |