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Table 4 Referrals to physiotherapy and orthopaedics in the pre-implementation period compared to post-implementation

From: Evaluation of intermediate care for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a mixed-methods study

 

Pre-implementation period (n = 96)

Post-implementation period (n = 208)

Absolute difference (%) (95% CI)

Referrals to physiotherapy, n (%)

5 (5.21)

42 (20.2)

 + 15.0% (7.19–22.8)

Referrals to orthopaedics, n (%)

29 (30.2)

75 (36.1)

 + 5.9%; (-6.18–17.9)

  1. Bold: statistically significant at 5% level