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Table 8 Mean change in the number of primary care contacts for 6 months before follow-up and during follow-up for individual practices, intervention combined and usual care

From: Improving primary care Access in Context and Theory (I-ACT trial): a theory-informed randomised cluster feasibility trial using a realist perspective

 

Practice

Intervention total (n = 29)

Usual care (n = 5)

A (n = 18)

B (n = 7)

C (n = 4)

Any primary care contacta

 Previous 6 months, median (IQR)

3.0 (2.0, 8.0)

2.0 (0.0, 4.0)

3.5 (2.0, 11.0)

3.0 (2.0, 5.0)

3.0 (3.0, 8.0)

 Follow-up 6 months, median (IQR)

3.5 (1.0, 7.0)

3.0 (2.0, 7.0)

2.0 (1.0, 13.0)

3.0 (2.0, 7.0)

3.0 (0.0, 7.0)

 Change between two periods, median (IQR)

0.0 (− 1.0, 4.0)

2.0 (0.0, 5.0)

0.0 (− 2.5, 3.5)

0.0 (− 1.0, 4.0)

− 1.0 (− 1.0, 0.0)

 Difference in difference (95%CI)

0.49 (− 2.36 to 3.35)

  1. IQR interquartile range
  2. ainclude surgery appointment, telephone appointment or home visit by GP, nurse or health care assistant