Table 3 |
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| Health care resource utilisation at 20 weeks | |||
| Intervention (n=48) | Control (n=45) | Effect size (95% CI), P-value | |
| Parkinson’s medication | |||
| LCT n/N (%) | 42/45 (91%) | 38/41 (93%) | Relative risk −0.96 (0.86to 1.08), 0.524 |
| GA n/N (%) | 1/46 (2%) | 3/42 (7%) | Relative risk 0.32 (0.03 to 2.96), 0.315 |
| AC n/N (%) | 0/47 (0%) | 1/44 (2%) | Not calculable |
| CTI n/N (%) | 1/47 (2%) | 3/42 (7%) | Relative risk 0.31 (0.03 to 2.89), 0.306 |
| DRA n/N (%) | 19/45 (42%) | 17/42 (40%) | Relative risk 1.04 (0.63 to 1.72), 0.869 |
| MOBI n/N (%) | 4/46 (9%) | 5/43 (12%) | Relative risk 0.75 (0.21 to 2.60), 0.648 |
| Primary care contacts | |||
| GP appointments, mean (SD) | 2.19 (3.05) | 1.96 (2.58) | Rate ratio 1.12 (0.84 to 1.48), 0.438 |
| GP home visits, mean (SD) | 0.08 (0.28) | 0.09 (0.29) | Rate ratio 0.92 (0.23 to 3.66), 0.902 |
| PN appointments., mean (SD) | 0.83 (1.17) | 0.84 (1.42) | Rate ratio 0.99 (0.63 to 1.56), 0.984 |
| CN home visits, mean (SD) | 0.04 (0.19) | 0.23 (0.99) | Rate ratio 0.15 (0.02 to 1.28), 0.084 |
| Acute healthcare contacts | |||
| Hospitalisations, mean (SD) | 0.06 (0.24) | 0.33 (0.74) | Rate ratio 0.19 (0.05 to 0.65), 0.008 |
| Inpatient bed days, mean (SD)* | 0.50 (3.18) | 1.51 (6.30) | Mean difference −1.01 (−3.04 to 1.02), 0.326 |
| Day cases, mean (SD) | 0.02 (0.14) | 0.11 (0.38) | Rate ratio 0.19 (0.02 to 1.60), 0.126 |
| A&E attendances, mean (SD) | 0.10 (0.37) | 0.16 (0.56) | Rate ratio 0.67 (0.21 to 2.11), 0.493 |
| Outpatient consultant | |||
| Appointments, mean (SD) | 2.25 (2.14) | 2.69 (2.79) | Rate ratio 0.84 (0.65 to 1.08), 0.178 |
| PDNS appointments, mean (SD) | 0 (0) | 0.02 (0.15) | Not calculable |
| PDNS home visits, mean (SD) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Not calculable |
| Social care contacts | |||
| Social/community care assessments | 0.17 (0.52) | 0.04 (0.21) | Rate ratio 3.74 (0.80 to 17.63), 0.095 |
| Home care received, n/N (%) | 2/45 (4%) | 1/48 (2%) | Relative risk 1.88 (0.17 to 19.97), 0.60 |
| Hours of home care, mean (SD) † | 9.15 (45.9) | 2.00 (13.42) | Mean difference 7.14 (−7.00 to 21.29), 0.318 |
| Day care received, n/N (%) | 1/47 (2%) | 0/45 (0%) | Not calculable |
| Hours of day care, mean (SD)** | 0.42 (2.91) | 0 (0) | Mean difference 0.42 (−0.44 to 1.29), 0.331 |
| Residential care received, n/N (%) | 1/44 (2%) | 0/48 (0%) | Not calculable |
| Hours of residential care, mean (SD) | 0 (0) | 0.44 (2.98) | Mean difference −0.44 (1.30 to 0.41), 0.304 |
| Nursing care relieved, n/N (%) | 1/44 (2%) 0 (0) | 0/48 (0%) 0.44 (2.98) | Not calculable |
| Mean difference −0.44 (1.30 to 0.41), 0.304 | |||
| Hours of nursing care, mean†† | |||
* Number of bed days in those with a hospital admission.
† Number of hours of home care in those with a home care visit.
** Number of residential care days in those in residential care.
†† Number of nursing care days in those who received nurse care.
Fletcher et al. BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:426 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-426
