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Table 4 Number of patients’ contacts with GPs, nurses, and psychologists between baseline to 3 months, and 4 to12 months for intervention and TAU groups, based on information obtained from electronic patient records

From: Use of a self-rating scale to monitor depression severity in recurrent GP consultations in primary care – does it really make a difference? A randomised controlled study

Profession

Type of contact

Intervention 0-3 months m (SD)

TAU 0-3 months m (SD)

p

 GP

 visit

 3.44 (1.214)

 2.59 (1.354)

0.066

 Nurse

 visit

 0.32 (0.829)

 0.32 (0.875)

0.878

 Psychologist/Therapist

 visit

 0.40 (1.320)

 0.89 (1.776)

0. 0001

 Total visits to PHCC

 visit

 4.16 (2.398)

 3.81 (2.692)

0.006

  

Intervention 4-12 months m (SD)

TAU 4-12 months m (SD)

p

 GP

 visit

 2. 54 (2.337)

 2.38 (2.595)

0.301

 Nurse

 visit

 0. 68 (1.484)

 0.62 (1.551)

0.581

 Psychologist/Therapist

 visit

 0. 90 (2.504)

 0.83 (1.908)

0.401

 Total visits to PHCC

 visit

 4. 11 (4.586)

 3.83 (4.403)

0.619

  

Intervention total 0-12 months m (SD)

TAU total 0-12 months m (SD)

p

 GP

 visit

 8.26 (5.842)

 7.64 (5.976)

0.304

 Nurse

 visit

 0.99 (1.978)

 0.94 (2.088)

0.967

 Psychologist/Therapist

 visit

 1.30 (3.129)

 1.73 (3.222)

0.167

 Total visits to PHCC

 visit

 8.26 (5.842)

 7.64 (5.976)

0.812

  1. Bold numeral indicates statistically significant p-value