Health services resource use, by group
| Mean (SD) number of consultations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Usual care | n | PhysioDirect | |
| GP consultations | 739 | 0.77 (1.47) | 1484 | 0.87 (1.68) |
| Nurse consultations | 739 | 0.04 (0.22) | 1484 | 0.06 (0.32) |
| Other primary care consultations | 739 | 0.02 (0.14) | 1484 | 0.02 (0.17) |
| Total number of primary care contacts | 739 | 0.83 (1.56) | 1484 | 0.96 (1.84) |
| Number of prescriptions | 728 | 1.36 (2.73) | 1469 | 1.68 (3.72) |
| A&E (visits) | 467 | 0.02 (0.01) | 912 | 0.03 (0.01) |
| Outpatient (consultations) | 467 | 0.17 (0.83) | 910 | 0.35 (1.03) |
| Inpatient stays (finished consultant episodes) | 465 | 0.01 (0.10) | 910 | 0.01 (0.10) |
All available data.