Table 1 GP and practice characteristics and distribution of the Point of Care tests at baseline (January to April 2010) stratified on the two RCTs
Study A | Study B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Computer reminder/postal reminder | Computer reminder/usual care | ||
(Practices = 213) | (Practices = 286) | ||
(GPs = 318) | (GPs = 341) | ||
Mean (SD) or n (%) | Mean (SD) or n (%) | ||
GP and practice characteristics | |||
Gender | Male | 177 (56) | 171 (50) |
Female | 141 (44) | 170 (50) | |
Mean age (SD) | 53.1 (7.8) | 56.3 (8.2) | |
Mean years as GP | 11.3 (8.8) | 14.8 (9.6) | |
Total number of patients on practice lists | 507,568 | 533,864 | |
Mean number of patients per GP (SD) | 1,596 (419) | 1,566 (398) | |
Practice organization | Single Handed | 139 (65) | 239 (84) |
Group | 74 (45) | 47 (16) | |
Point of Care Tests at baseline | |||
Mean INR tests | 86 (58) | --------------------- | |
Mean Hemoglobin tests | 63 (97) | 40 (55) | |
Mean Glucose tests | 78 (92) | 47 (52) | |
Primary outcome | INR* | HGB/GLU** | |
Average number of split tests | 0.35 (0.55) | 1.07 (1.36) | |
Secondary outcomes | |||
Practice with three or four split tests | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Practices with at least one split test | 67 (31) | 146 (51) | |