Table 3

Three-month primary care consultation rates

Pre-therapy (n = 32) Median (min, 25th, 75th, max)6-month follow-up (n = 22) Median (min, 25th, 75th, max)12-month follow-up (n = 18) Median (min, 25th, 75th, max)
GP face-to-face4 (0, 2, 6, 25)2.5 (0, 1, 4, 14)2 (0, 1, 3, 8)
GP telephone0 (0, 0, 1, 24)0 (0, 0, 2, 7)0 (0, 0, 1, 10)
GP home visit0 (0, 0, 0, 12)0 (0, 0, 0, 8)0 (0, 0, 0, 5)
Nurse face-to-face1 (0, 0, 2, 36)0 (0, 0, 1, 2)0.5 (0, 0, 1, 9)
Nurse telephone0 (0, 0, 0, 1)0 (0, 0, 0, 5)0 (0, 0, 0, 0)
Nurse home visit0 (0, 0, 0, 28)0 (0, 0, 0, 6)0 (0, 0, 0, 0)
Total primary care8 (0, 3.5, 9, 61)3.5 (0, 3, 6, 26)3 (0, 1, 6, 29)
Total secondary care1 (0, 0, 2, 10)1 (0, 0, 2, 5)0 (0, 0, 1, 3)