Respiratory Tract Infections During Follow-up in Intervention and Control Arms
| RTI Episodes PPPY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control Group Mean No. (95% CI) | Intervention Group Mean No. (95% CI) | Uncorrected Difference | Corrected Differencea | P Valuea | |
| C-reactive protein test | 0.56 (0.43–0.68) | 0.40 (0.33–0.47) | −0.16 | −0.10 | .12 |
| Communication skills training | 0.57 (0.46–0.69) | 0.36 (0.30–0.42) | −0.21 | −0.11 | .09 |
Note: Intervention included point of care C-reactive protein testing or training in enhanced communication skills.
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PPPY = per patient per year; RTI = respiratory tract infection.
↵a P values from multilevel linear regression model to account and correct for variation at level of family physician, and to adjust for both interventions, the number of RTI episodes PPPY during baseline period, COPD comorbidity.