| Intervention | Control |
---|---|---|
(N = 216) | (N = 271) | |
Age in years (mean (sd) | 73.0 (14.7) | 74.0 (13.1) |
Male sex n (%) | 106/202 (53Â %) | 144/258 (56Â %) |
Primary diagnosis n (%) | Â | Â |
 Cancer | 152/216 (70 %) | 178/271 (66 %) |
 CHF | 32/216 (15 %) | 52/271 (19 %) |
 COPD | 26/216 (12 %) | 20/271 (7 %) |
 Combination of cancer, COPD, CHF | 6/216 (3 %) | 21/271 (8 %) |
Contact(s) with out-of-hours GP service last 3Â months n (%) | 114/209 (55Â %) | 157/268 (59Â %) |
By phone | 0.79 (2.6) | 0.80 (1.5) |
Consultation at service | 0.06 (0.3) | 0.09 (0.5) |
Home visits | 0.85 (1.6) | 1.14 (2.2) |
Total | 1.70 (3.3) | 2.03 (2.9) |
Contact(s) with own GP last month n (%) | 188/212 (89Â %) | 250/268 (93Â %) |
By phone office hours | 2.33 (2.9) | 2.71 (3.0) |
Home visits office hours | 5.59 (5.1) | 4.42 (3.6) |
By phone out of office hours | 0.19 (0.7) | 0.10 (0.5) |
Home visits out of office hours | 0.46 (1.1) | 0.38 (1.1) |
Total | 8.58 (7.5) | 7.62 (6.0) |
Location of death n (%) | Â | Â |
Home | 103/210 (49Â %) | 124/267 (46Â %) |
Hospital | 67/210 (32Â %) | 78/267 (29Â %) |
Nursing home | 13/210 (6Â %) | 16/267 (6Â %) |
Care home | 12/210 (6Â %) | 21/267 (8Â %) |
Hospice | 14/210 (7Â %) | 25/267 (9Â %) |
Other location | 1/210 (1Â %) | 3/267 (1Â %) |
Hospital admission(s) last 3Â months n (%) | 116/210 (55Â %) | 159/255 (62Â %) |
Hospital admissions last 3Â months mean (sd) | 0.82 (0.9) | 0.89 (0.9) |