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Table 7 Comparison of resolution rate of the different 16 minor acute illness in patients included categorized according to age*

From: A program of nurse algorithm-guided care for adult patients with acute minor illnesses in primary care

 

Resolution by age (%)

Category

≤ 50 (n = 751,325)

> 50 (n = 458, 344)

p

Burns

94.0

94.7

NS

Emergency contraception

-

-

-

Skin injury

89.7

92.0

<0.0001

Skin fold dermatitis

67.6

70.4

NS

Increased arterial pressure

61.1

68.7

<0.0001

Twisted ankle

65.6

65

NS

Nose bleeding

68.6

60.1

0.0046

Acute diarrhea

64.5

55.4

<0.0001

Tooth pain

54.4

57.1

0.0221

Anxiety attacks

50.3

60.3

<0.0001

Low back pain

49.7

52.5

<0.0001

Flu

50.7

45.3

0.0048

Sore throat

48.5

49.3

NS

Lower urinary symptoms

47.0

45.9

<0.0001

Pink eye

45.3

47.2

0.0103

Upper respiratory symptoms

44.8

37.4

<0.0001

Total

60.1

60.1

 
  1. *Emergency contraception was not included in the analysis because number of patients in the > 50 group was negligible.