Table 4 Service utilisation and CVD management for participants with and without a GPMP in the 24 months preceding RCT enrolment
With a GPMP (N = 422) | Without a GPMP (N = 483) | Total (N = 905) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Service Provision | |||
Number of GP appointments (median (IQR)) | 19.0 (12.0, 27.0) | 12.0 (8.0, 17.0) | 14.0 (10.0, 22.0) |
Seen by a practice nurse | 112/422 (26.5%) | 14/483 (2.9%) | 126/905 (13.9%) |
At least one specialist consultation | 389/422 (92.2%) | 399/483 (82.6%) | 788/905 (87.1%) |
MBS Items Claimed | |||
Health assessment | 81/422 (19.2%) | 23/483 (4.8%) | 104/905 (11.5%) |
Team Care Arrangement | 380/422 (90.0%) | 3/483 (0.6%) | 383/905 (42.3%) |
Mental Health Management Plan | 35/422 (8.3%) | 26/483 (5.4%) | 61/905 (6.7%) |
Review of GPMP/TCA | 166/422 (39.3%) | 27/483 (5.6%) | 193/905 (21.3%) |
Mental Health Consultation | 35/422 (8.3%) | 13/483 (2.7%) | 48/905 (5.3%) |
Medication review | 11/422 (2.6%) | 6/483 (1.2%) | 17/905 (1.9%) |
MBS-subsidised Allied Health Professional Visits (at least once) | |||
Diabetes educator | 1/422 (0.2%) | 0/483(0.0%) | 1/905 (0.1%) |
Dietitian | 49/422 (11.6%) | 13/483 (2.7%) | 62/905 (6.9%) |
Exercise physiologist | 29/422 (6.9%) | 2/483 (0.4%) | 31/905 (3.4%) |
Podiatrist | 158/422 (37.4%) | 15/483 (3.1%) | 173/905 (19.1%) |
Physiotherapist | 111/422 (26.3%) | 19/483 (3.9%) | 130/905 (14.4%) |
Psychologist | 17/422 (4.0%) | 17/483 (3.5%) | 34/905 (3.8%) |
Any of the above | 293/422 (69.4%) | 56/483 (11.6%) | 349/905 (38.6%) |
Guideline Recommended Medication Use (self-report or PDC last 12 months) | |||
BP-lowering (self-report)a | 268/422 (63.5%) | 248/483 (51.3%) | 516/905 (57.0%) |
BP-lowering (prescription data)b | 251/422 (59.5%) | 221/483 (45.8%) | 472/905 (52.2%) |
Lipid-lowering (self-report)a | 240/422 (56.9%) | 225/483 (46.6%) | 465/905 (51.4%) |
Lipid-lowering (prescription data)b | 190/422 (45.0%) | 150/483 (31.1%) | 340/905 (37.6%) |
Combined BP and lipid-lowering (prescription data) | 149/422 (35.3%) | 106/483 (21.9%) | 255/905 (28.2%) |
Meeting Clinical Targets | |||
BPc | 169/422 (40.0%) | 179/483 (37.1%) | 348/905 (38.5%) |
LDLd | 148/422 (35.1%) | 104/483 (21.5%) | 252/905 (27.8%) |
Both BP and LDL targets met | 63/422 (14.9%) | 36/483 (7.5%) | 99/905 (10.9%) |