Contacts assessed by triage GP as medically inappropriate | ||||
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OR (95% CI) | P | Adj. OR (95% CI)b | PAdj. | |
Patient characteristics | ||||
Sex | ||||
Male | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 1.07 (0.94–1.21) | 0.313 | 1.09 (0.94–1.26) | 0.275 |
Age (years) | ||||
18–30 | 1 | 1 | ||
31–40 | 0.85 (0.70–1.02) | 0.076 | 0.81 (0.65–0.99) | 0.046 |
41–60 | 0.88 (0.74–1.04) | 0.137 | 0.86 (0.70–1.04) | 0.116 |
61–75 | 0.70 (0.57–0.86) | 0.001 | 0.65 (0.51–0.82) | < 0.001 |
> 75 | 0.39 (0.31–0.50) | < 0.001 | 0.38 (0.29–0.50) | < 0.001 |
Symptom characteristics | ||||
Duration of symptoms | ||||
< 5 h | 1 | 1 | ||
5–12 h | 1.21 (0.97–1.50) | 0.089 | 1.32 (1.05–1.64) | 0.015 |
12–24 h | 1.93 (1.55–2.41) | < 0.001 | 2.42 (1.92–3.05) | < 0.001 |
> 24 h | 5.04 (4.20–6.04) | < 0.001 | 6.10 (5.02–7.40) | < 0.001 |
Reason for contact | ||||
New episode (including symptoms of long duration) | 1 | 1 | ||
Exacerbation of chronic disease | 1.50 (1.27–1.77) | < 0.001 | 1.29 (1.06–1.56) | 0.010 |
Other | 3.28 (2.62–4.10) | < 0.001 | 2.26 (1.60–3.21) | < 0.001 |
Time of contact | ||||
Weekday vs. weekend/public holiday | ||||
Weekday | 1 | 1 | ||
Weekend/public holiday | 0.51 (0.48–0.58) | < 0.001 | 0.36 (0.31–0.42) | < 0.001 |
Time in relation to own GP’s regular office hours | ||||
< 3 h after office hours | 2.33 (1.98–2.77) | < 0.001 | 1.63 (1.31–2.02) | < 0.001 |
≥ 3 h after/before office hours | 1 | 1 | ||
< 3 h before office hours | 2.07 (1.67–2.56) | < 0.001 | 1.87 (1.44–2.42) | < 0.001 |