TABLE 63, [Comparison for both trial arms...]. - A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ‘PhysioDirect’ telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy

Patient characteristics at baseline	Randomised: n = 2249 (100%)
Referral problem (%)
Cervical	11.62	14.04	x₇² = 8.83, p = 0.27	12.00	13.90	x₇² = 7.20, p = 0.41
Thoracic	1.43	3.51	2.26	2.69
Lumbar	26.43	32.46	26.89	30.04
Upper limb	23.89	21.05	23.46	22.42
Lower limb	31.69	22.81	30.71	25.11
Widespread pain	0.80	1.75	0.62	0.00
Multiple MSK	3.50	4.39	3.51	4.48
Other MSK	0.64	0.00	0.55	1.35
PCT (%)
Bristol	34.34	30.70	x₃² = 14.13, p < 0.01	34.29	26.46	x₃² = 35.17, p < 0.001
Somerset	24.17	11.40	24.94	12.56
Cheshire	21.62	33.33	21.43	34.98
Stoke	19.87	24.56	19.33	26.01
Physiotherapy preference (%)
Usual care	32.15	37.50	x₂² = 1.31, p = 0.52	29.66	36.70	x₂² = 35.17, p = 0.06
PhysioDirect	35.54	33.93	36.66	29.36
No preference	32.31	28.57	33.68	33.94
Time off work: mean (SD), median (IRQ)
Days	4.31 (9.10), 0 (0–4)	5.08 (8.11), 0 (0–10)	Rank-sum, z = –1.17, p = 0.24	3.94 (8.42), 0 (0-4)	5.14 (9.19), 0 (0-7)	Rank-sum, z = –1.34, p = 0.18
English native speaker: %
No	2.60	4.42	x₁² = 1.14, p = 0.29	3.49	4.50	x₁² = 0.55, p = 0.46
Yes	97.40	95.58	96.51	95.50
Telephone: %
No	0.16	2.65	x₁² = 11.11, p < 0.01	0.63	2.69	x₁² = 8.73, p < 0.01
Yes	99.84	97.35	99.37	97.31
Car: %
No	15.50	26.36	x₁² = 7.79, p < 0.01	15.96	21.08	x₁² = 3.57, p = 0.06
Yes	84.50	73.64	84.04	78.92

Patient characteristics at baseline

Randomised: n = 2249 (100%)

Usual care: n = 743 (33.04%)

PhysioDirect: n = 1506 (66.96%)

Collected: n = 629 (84.66%)

Missing: n = 114 (15.34%)

Test

Collected: n = 1283 (85.19%)

Missing: n = 223 (14.81%)

Test

Referral problem (%)

Cervical

11.62

14.04

x₇² = 8.83, p = 0.27

12.00

13.90

x₇² = 7.20, p = 0.41

Thoracic

1.43

3.51

2.26

2.69

Lumbar

26.43

32.46

26.89

30.04

Upper limb

23.89

21.05

23.46

22.42

Lower limb

31.69

22.81

30.71

25.11

Widespread pain

0.80

1.75

0.62

0.00

Multiple MSK

3.50

4.39

3.51

4.48

Other MSK

0.64

0.00

0.55

1.35

PCT (%)

Bristol

34.34

30.70

x₃² = 14.13, p < 0.01

34.29

26.46

x₃² = 35.17, p < 0.001

Somerset

24.17

11.40

24.94

12.56

Cheshire

21.62

33.33

21.43

34.98

Stoke

19.87

24.56

19.33

26.01

Physiotherapy preference (%)

Usual care

32.15

37.50

x₂² = 1.31, p = 0.52

29.66

36.70

x₂² = 35.17, p = 0.06

PhysioDirect

35.54

33.93

36.66

29.36

No preference

32.31

28.57

33.68

33.94

Time off work: mean (SD), median (IRQ)

Days

4.31 (9.10), 0 (0–4)

5.08 (8.11), 0 (0–10)

Rank-sum, z = –1.17, p = 0.24

3.94 (8.42), 0 (0-4)

5.14 (9.19), 0 (0-7)

Rank-sum, z = –1.34, p = 0.18

English native speaker: %

2.60

4.42

x₁² = 1.14, p = 0.29

3.49

4.50

x₁² = 0.55, p = 0.46

Yes

97.40

95.58

96.51

95.50

Telephone: %

0.16

2.65

x₁² = 11.11, p < 0.01

0.63

2.69

x₁² = 8.73, p < 0.01

Yes

99.84

97.35

99.37

97.31

Car: %

15.50

26.36

x₁² = 7.79, p < 0.01

15.96

21.08

x₁² = 3.57, p = 0.06

Yes

84.50

73.64

84.04

78.92

From: Appendix 1, Comparison of baseline characteristics between patients with or without missing primary outcome data

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A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ‘PhysioDirect’ telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy.

Health Technology Assessment, No. 17.2.

Salisbury C, Foster NE, Hopper C, et al.

Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2013 Jan.

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