Characteristic | Control group | Intervention group |
---|---|---|
Patients | ||
Total, n (%) | 2357 (100) | 2572 (100) |
Males with PIP, n (%) | 1172 (49.7) | 1291 (50.2) |
Age, males, years, mean (SD) | 42.9 (20.0) | 43.2 (19.6) |
Age, females, years, mean (SD) | 48.7 (20.0) | 47.7 (19.6) |
Living in most deprived 15% of data zones, n (%) | 941 (39.9) | 1038 (40.4) |
Practices | ||
Total, n (%) | 115 (100.0) | 118 (100.0) |
Mean list size, n (SD) | 4998 (2527.3) | 5173 (2526.1) |
Accredited for training, n (%) | 45 (39.1) | 36 (30.5) |
Level of deprivation,a n (%) | ||
<33% of registered patients living in most deprived data zones | 60 (52.2) | 62 (52.5) |
33%–66% of registered patients living in most deprived data zones | 44 (38.3) | 42 (35.6) |
>66% of registered patients living in most deprived data zones | 11 (9.6) | 14 (11.9) |
Practice location,b n (%) | ||
Large urban area | 95 (82.6) | 99 (83.9) |
Other urban area | 15 (13.0) | 17 (14.4) |
Accessible small town | 3 (2.6) | 2 (1.7) |
Accessible rural | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Locality,c n (%) | ||
A | 9 (7.8) | 8 (6.8) |
B | 8 (7.0) | 7 (5.9) |
C | 20 (17.4) | 21 (17.8) |
D | 24 (20.9) | 26 (22.0) |
E | 23 (20.0) | 26 (22.0) |
F | 9 (7.8) | 7 (5.9) |
G | 13 (11.3) | 15 (12.7) |
H | 9 (7.8) | 8 (6.8) |
↵a Practices with registered patients living in most deprived areas (% of patients with postcode in 15% most deprived data zones).
↵b Large urban area = settlement of >125 000 people; other urban area = settlement of 10 000–125 000 people; accessible small town = settlement of 3000–10 000 people and within 30-minute drive of a settlement of ≥10 000 people; and accessible rural = settlement of <3000 people and within a 30-minute drive of a settlement of ≥10 000 people.
↵c Health and social care partnerships in the health board, each with separate operational responsibility for the prescribing in the practices of their specific area. PIP = potentially inappropriate prescribing. SD = standard deviation.