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Table 3 Primary outcomes: medical audit data on patient counselling

From: Tailored implementation of cardiovascular risk management in general practice: a cluster randomized trial

 

Intervention arm

Control arm

OR (95 % CI)

(n = 995 patients)

(n = 787 patients)

% (n)

% (n)

Number of patients who received recommended counselling

(=primary outcome measure)

11.4 (113)

10.3 (81)

1.11 (0.56–2.21)

 In subgroup of patients with high cardiovascular risk

11.9 (63)

12.0 (47)

1.00 (0.42–2.38)

 In subgroup of patients with cardiovascular disease

10.7 (50)

8.6 (34)

1.27 (0.68–2.38)

Recorded physical exercise advice/goal

6.8 (68)

3.7 (29)

1.85 (0.68–5.04)

Recorded stop-smoking advice

1.4 (14)

1.5 (12)

1.07 (0.43–2.64)

Recorded diet advice

7.9 (78)

7.8 (61)

0.95 (0.39–2.31)

Recorded goal for lifestyle change in patients with no record of depressive symptoms (99.6 %)

11.3 (112)

10.2 (80)

1.10 (0.55–2.17)

Recorded physical exercise advice or referral in mild depressed patients (relates to 6 patients)

0.1 (1)

0.0 (0)

NA

Recorded depression treatment or referral in severe depressed patients (relates to 1 patient)

0.1 (1)

NA

  1. NA not assessed