Outcomes: outcome parameters for patients treated in practices employing at least one HCA compared with practices not employing HCAs (non-HCA)
| Per-patient outcome | Unadjusted outcome | Adjusted difference (AD) HCA versus non-HCA | |||
| HCA | Non-HCA | AD (95% CI) | AD in % | P value | |
| GP consultations | 13.46±11.42 | 13.72±11.81 | −0.063±0.021 (−0.105 to −0.022) | −0.21 | 0.0028 |
| Specialist consultations | 4.59±8.23 | 4.89±8.38 | −0.209±0.018 (−0.245 to 0.173) | −8.21 | <0.0001 |
| Hospital admissions | 0.272±0.762 | 0.286±0.790 | −0.013±0.008 (−0.057 to −0.025) | −4.00 | <0.0001 |
| Hospital readmissions | 0.210±0.682 | 0.216±0.721 | −0.036±0.018 (−0.071 to −0.006) | −3.53 | 0.0463 |
| Hospitalisation costs (€) | 6239±9388 | 6319±9278 | −40.42±0.005 (−0.018 to 0.003) | 0.73 | 0.1711 |
| Prescription of follow-on drugs | 3.12±10.15 | 3.57±10.89 | −0.388±0.026 (−0.437 to −0.334) | −14.2 | <0.0001 |
| Outpatient medication costs (€) | 1333±59 877 | 1376±51 567 | −71.01±0.011 (−0.070 to −0.026) | 4.69 | <0.0001 |
Values are presented as mean±SD.
AD, adjusted difference; GP, general practitioner; HCA, healthcare assistant.