| Intervention group (N = 96) | Delayed intervention group (N = 93) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Practice characteristics (Regional registry data) | |||
Type of practice | Â | Â | 0.7605 |
   Solo | 64% | 67% |  |
   Others | 36% | 33% | |
Ratio of doctors to patients (median (IQR)) | 1513 (1245-1768) | 1503 (1078-1730) | 0.1979 |
Proportion of practices with nurses | 77% | 70% | 0.3227 |
Primary outcome measures (The Danish National Health Service Register) | Â | Â | Â |
Annual chronic disease check-ups per 100 patients affiliated with the practice N = 96/93 (median (IQR)) | 1.1 (0.4-2.4) | 1.1 (0.3-2.3) | 0.8372 |
Secondary outcome measures | |||
Number of practices with less than 1% annual chronic disease check-ups N = 96/93 (The Danish National Health Service Register) | 47% | 47% | 1.00 |
Spirometry test per 100 patients affiliated with the practice N = 96/93 (The Danish National Health Service Register) (median (IQR)) | 0.66 (0.2-1.1) | 0.5 (0.1-1.0) | 0.7156 |
Annual check-ups for Diabetes N = 9 6/93 (Questionnaires) |  |  | 0.8185 |
   Yes – always | 84% | 87% |  |
   Yes – sometimes | 10% | 8% |  |
   No | 5% | 5% |  |
Annual check-ups for COPD N = 96/93 (Questionnaires) |  |  | 0.6900 |
   Yes – always | 30% | 30% |  |
   Yes – sometimes | 53% | 48% |  |
   No | 17% | 22% |  |
Sign-up for the Sentinel Data Capture N = 96/93 (Regional registry data (DAK-E)) | 25% | 22% | 0.6085 |
ICPC diagnosis coding – Diabetes N = 96/93 (Questionnaires) |  |  | 0.2391 |
   Yes – always | 48% | 40% |  |
   Yes – sometimes | 34% | 32% | |
   No | 17% | 28% | |
ICPC diagnosis coding – COPD N = 96/93 (Questionnaires) |  |  | 0.1311 |
   Yes – always | 35% | 26% |  |
   Yes – sometimes | 42% | 39% |  |
   No | 23% | 35% |  |
Stratification – Diabetes N = 96/93 (Questionnaires) |  |  | 0.3283 |
   Yes – always | 14% | 22% |  |
   Yes – sometimes | 36% | 35% |  |
   No | 50% | 43% |  |
Stratification – COPD N = 96/93 (Questionnaires) |  |  | 0.9324 |
   Yes – always | 10% | 11% |  |
   Yes – sometimes | 36% | 33% | |
   No | 53% | 56% |  |