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Table 5 Overall prioritisation of common health conditions by patients and staff (paired t -test, means)

From: Setting priorities in primary health care - on whose conditions? A questionnaire study

  

   n

Staff

Patients

Difference (95% CI)

p

All health problems

All staff

1851

5.53

4.75

0.79 (0.65−0.92)

p=<.0001

 

GPs

718

5.69

4.63

1.05 (0.84−1.26)

p=<.0001

 

Nurses

1133

5.43

4.82

0.62 (0.44−0.79)

p=<.0001

Acute/minor health conditions

GPs

169

6.02

4.69

1.33 (0.91−1.76)

p=<.0001

 

Nurses

174

6.02

4.83

1.19 (0.74−1.64)

p=<.0001

Chronic stable health conditions

GPs

84

4.76

4.82

−0.06 (−0.63−0.51)

p=0.835

 

Nurses

139

5.67

5.01

0.65 (0.19−1.12)

p=0.006