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Table 3 Shoulder-related consumption of medical care/patient/year after first consultation according to number of consultations and duration of symptoms before baseline

From: Consumption of medical resources and outcome of shoulder disorders in primary health care consulters

 

Previous consultations*

p

Duration of symptoms

p

 

No (n = 36)

Yes (n = 68)

 

≤6 months (n = 48)

>6 months (n = 52)

 

Physician consultations, mean (range)

1.1 (0–9)

1.8 (0–15)

0.21

1.3 (0–9)

1.7 (0–15)

0.51

Referral to specialist, n (%)

6 (17)

14 (22)

0.60

7 (15)

11 (22)

0.37

Surgical procedures, n (%)

1 (3)

7 (10)

0.26

3 (7)

5 (10)

0.72

Visits to physiotherapist, mean (range)

2.8 (0–28)

3.5 (0–37)

0.67

3.2 (0–28)

3.3 (0–37)

0.97

Radiological examinations, n (%)

      

   Plain radiograph

10 (29)

12 (20)

0.28

11 (25)

9 (18)

0.44

   Ultrasonography

3 (9)

14 (23)

0.10

9 (20)

7 (14)

0.43

   CT

0 (0)

2 (3)

0.54

0 (0)

2 (4)

0.50

   MRI

3 (9)

4 (7)

0.70

4 (9)

3(6)

0.70

  1. *During 12 months before the index consultation.