Convenience of care: sociodemographic associations and interactions with trial arm
| Mean difference in convenience of care* (95% CI) | Global p value | |
|---|---|---|
| Model E†: N=11 243 | ||
| Trial arm | ||
| Reference: usual care | ||
| GP triage | 1.99 (−0.49 to 4.47) | <0.001 |
| Nurse triage | 5.69 (3.19 to 8.20) | |
| Patient characteristic | ||
| Age (reference: 25–59 years) | ||
| Under 5 years | 3.11 (1.48 to 4.74) | |
| 5–11 years | 4.28 (2.35 to 6.21) | |
| 16–24 years | 4.24 (2.51 to 5.97) | <0.001 |
| 60–74 years | −3.35 (−4.54 to −2.17) | |
| 75 years and over | −2.68 (−4.21 to −1.15) | |
| Patient deprivation‡ (reference: Quintile 1; least deprived) | ||
| Quintile 2 | −1.27 (−2.54 to <−0.01) | |
| Quintile 3 | −1.05 (−2.39 to −0.28) | 0.001 |
| Quintile 4 | −0.01 (−1.59 to 1.57) | |
| Quintile 5 | −4.05 (−6.35 to −1.75) | |
| Ethnic group (reference: white) | ||
| Other ethnic group | 6.36 (4.16 to 8.56) | <0.001 |
| Ease of taking time away from work to attend surgery (reference: not relevant§) | ||
| Can take time away from work easily | −1.56 (−2.76 to −0.36) | |
| Can take time away from work with difficulty | 4.64 (3.39 to 5.89) | <0.001 |
| Cannot take time away from work | 9.02 (7.39 to 10.65) | |
| Presence of long-standing health condition (reference: no long-standing health condition) | ||
| Long-standing health condition present | 1.90 (1.00 to 2.81) | <0.001 |
*Positive mean difference indicates lower convenience of care in comparator group; scale 0–100.
†Adjusted for practice site, size and practice-level deprivation.
‡IMD 2010 score and rank derived from residential postcode data mapped to lower super output area; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-indices-of-deprivation-2010.
§Patient does not work, for example, a child or non-working adult.
GP, general practitioner; IMD, Indices of Multiple Deprivation.