Table 3 Health care utilization in primary care and hospital 1 year after inclusion and paramedical care 3 months before T5 assessment

Intervention n = 77

Median (IQR)

Control n = 77

Median (IQR)

Negative binomial regression RR (95% CI)

 Contacts with GP practice (incl. Out of office hours)

9 (5.0;16.0)

8 (5.0;13.5)

1.3 (1.0;1.7)*

 Contacts with GP (incl. Out of office hours)

7 (5.0;12.0)

6 (4.0;9.5)

1.3 (1.0;1.6)

 Contacts with GP (excl. Out of office hours)

7 (4.5;12.0)

6 (4.0;9.5)

1.2 (1.0;1.5)

 Total contacts (incl. by phone + consultations + ED + hospitalizations+ diagnostics)

49 (27.5;88.5)

50 (24.5;78.5)

1.2 (1.0;1 .4)

 Contacts by phone

6 (3.0;14.5)

7 (3.0;13.0)

1.2 (0.9;1.5)

 Consultations

20 (11.5;31.0)

20 (13.0;30.0)

1.0 (0.9;1.2)

n (%)

n (%)

RR¹ (95% CI).

 Patients visiting the ED

29 (37.7)

17 (22.1)

1.7 (1.0;2.8)**

 Patients with emergency hospitalizations

13 (16.9)

9 (11.7)

1.5 (0.7;3.2)

Intervention n = 59

Control n = 69

p-value

n (%)

n (%)

 Physiotherapy total

29 (49.2)

35 (50.7)

0.86

 - in primary care

22 (75.9)

29 (82.9)

 - in hospital

1 (3.4)

2 (5.7)

 - both

6 (20.7)

4 (11.4)

 Ergo therapy

1 (1.7)

2 (2.9)

1.00

 - in hospital

1 (100)

2 (100)

 Acupuncture/homeopathy

3 (5.1)

3 (4.3)

1.00

 - in primary care

3 (100)

3 (100)

 Psychologist

10 (16.9)

10 (14.5)

0.70

 - in primary care

6 (60.0)

7 (70.0)

 - in hospital

2 (20.0)

1 (10.0)

 - both

2 (20.0)

2 (20.0)

 Dietician

2 (3.4)

3 (4.3)

1.00

 - in primary care

1 (50.0)

2 (66.7)

 - in hospital

1 (50.0)

1 (33.3)

 Speech therapist

–

–

–