Table 4

Effect of Seeing a Community-Links Practitioner on Patient Outcomes

Outcome MeasureIntervention Group vs Comparison Group
CLP VariableAdjusted Effect Estimate (95% CI)P Value
EQ-5D-5LSaw CLP once0.009 (−0.047 to 0.065).755
Saw CLP twice−0.041 (−0.117 to 0.036).298
Saw CLP 3+0.071 (0.016 to 0.126).011
ICECAP-ASaw CLP once0.004 (−0.038 to 0.046).841
Saw CLP twice−0.002 (−0.056 to 0.052).938
Saw CLP 3+0.002 (−0.038 to 0.042).909
WASASSaw CLP once−1.097 (−3.361 to 1.168).342
Saw CLP twice1.146 (−1.766 to 4.058).441
Saw CLP 3+−0.795 (−3.042 to 1.452).488
HADS-ASaw CLP once−0.768 (−1.815 to 0.278).150
Saw CLP twice0.064 (−1.194 to 1.322).920
Saw CLP 3+−1.380 (−2.339 to -0.421).005
HADS-DSaw CLP once−0.497 (−1.465 to 0.471).314
Saw CLP twice1.256 (0.009 to 2.504).048
Saw CLP 3+−1.280 (−2.209 to –0.352).007
ExerciseSaw CLP once0.118 (−0.159 to 0.396).403
Saw CLP twice0.064 (−0.292 to 0.420).726
Saw CLP 3+0.339 (0.071 to 0.607).013
  • CLP = community-links practitioner; EQ-5D-5L = a standardized measure of self-reported health-related quality of life that assesses 5 dimensions at 5 levels of severity; HADS-A = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Anxiety; HADS-D = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Depression; ICECAP-A = Investigating Choice Experiments for the Preferences of Older People Capability Measure for Adults; SIMD = Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; WASAS = Work and Social Adjustment Scale.

  • Note: Intention-to-treat analysis. Mixed effects regression models at follow-up in relation to intervention group. Effect estimates represent mean differences.

  • Each model adjusts for age, sex, SIMD, comorbidity, and baseline outcome level as covariates and includes practice identifier as a random effects term.