Group in matrixa | Practices included in study, n | Total practices in sampling frame, n |
---|---|---|
Low prescribing/Low rate of increase | 5 | 42 |
Low prescribing/Medium rate of increase | 4 | 56 |
Low prescribing/High rate of increase | 0 | 1 |
Medium prescribing/Low rate of increase | 3 | 59 |
Medium prescribing/Medium rate of increase | 5 | 314 |
Medium prescribing/High rate of increase | 3 | 41 |
High prescribing/Low rate of increase | 1 | 6 |
High prescribing/Medium rate of increase | 3 | 45 |
High prescribing/High rate of increase | 6 | 23 |
↵a Refers to the group allocated according to level and rate of increase of antidepressant prescribing; for example, Low prescribing/Low rate of prescribing denotes a low level of prescribing and a low level of increase in prescribing 1995/6 to 2003/4. A total of 587 practices in Scotland were assigned to the matrix according to prescribing levels. Not all practices in Scotland could be classified.