Table 2 Changes in proportion of patients visiting different healthcare providers and total number of contacts with healthcare providers between baseline and 3 months follow-up (n = 107)
Baseline | Follow-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Contacted in last 3 months n (%) | Contacted in last 3 months n (%) | p-value a | |
Primary care | |||
General practitioner | 43 (40.2) | 27 (25.2) | 0.01* |
Physio- or exercise therapist | 39 (36.5) | 26 (24.3) | 0.02* |
Dietician | 3 (2.8) | 3 (2.8) | 1.00 |
Occupational therapist | 2 (1.9) | – | – |
Psychologist | 1 (0.9) | – | – |
Nurse (in GP practice) | 6 (5.6) | 5 (4.7) | 1.00 |
District nurse/home care | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.9) | – |
Total number of contacts Median (IQR) | 258 1 (0–2) | 327 0 (0–3) | 0.48b |
Secondary care | |||
Rheumatologist | 6 (5.6) | 3 (2.8) | 0.25 |
Orthopaedic surgeon | 20 (18.7) | 15 (14.0) | 0.30 |
Physician assistant / nurse practitioner | 3 (2.8) | 2 (1.9) | 1.00 |
Multidisciplinary team care / pain clinic | 1 (0.9) | – | – |
Total number of contacts Median (IQR) | 46 0 (0–0) | 24 0 (0–0) | 0.02b* |