Odds ratios for decision to see the patient in person, and for those to be seen, on the decision to see the patient at home, in response to telephone requests for general practice out of hours
| Decision to see patient | Decision to see patient at home | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients to be seen | All calls | Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) | Patients to be seen at home | All patients to be seen | Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) | |
| Odds ratios are the odds for the decision to see the patient, relative to the baseline category obtained from logistic regression models that included distance, deprivation, age, sex, rurality, time of day, and day of week. 95% Confidence intervals were adjusted for multiple calls from the same person. | ||||||
| Distance by road (km) | ||||||
| <2 | 2441 | 4072 | 1.00 | 626 | 2441 | 1.00 |
| 2–<4 | 7279 | 12574 | 0.96 (0.88 to 1.05) | 1773 | 7279 | 0.99 (0.83 to 1.19) |
| 4–<6 | 3173 | 5449 | 0.96 (0.87 to 1.05) | 791 | 3173 | 1.08 (0.89 to 1.33) |
| 6–<8 | 1413 | 2467 | 0.82 (0.73 to 0.92) | 334 | 1413 | 1.03 (0.79 to 1.34) |
| 8–<10 | 755 | 1324 | 0.78 (0.67 to 0.90) | 211 | 755 | 1.34 (0.93 to 1.94) |
| 10–<12 | 812 | 1505 | 0.68 (0.60 to 0.78) | 244 | 812 | 1.11 (0.83 to 1.48) |
| 12–<14 | 881 | 1678 | 0.70 (0.62 to 0.80) | 248 | 881 | 1.38 (1.04 to 1.84) |
| 14–<16 | 444 | 977 | 0.52 (0.45 to 0.61) | 90 | 444 | 1.24 (0.82 to 1.87) |
| ⩾16 | 402 | 1002 | 0.38 (0.32 to 0.46) | 96 | 402 | 1.04 (0.69 to 1.58) |
| Socioeconomic deprivation category | ||||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 3588 | 6181 | 1.00 | 931 | 3588 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 3510 | 6135 | 0.96 (0.89 to 1.03) | 847 | 3510 | 0.88 (0.74 to 1.05) |
| 3 | 3524 | 6294 | 0.88 (0.81 to 0.95) | 883 | 3524 | 1.20 (0.99 to 1.45) |
| 4 | 3457 | 6210 | 0.81 (0.75 to 0.88) | 909 | 3497 | 1.48 (1.23 to 1.78) |
| 5 (most deprived) | 3481 | 6228 | 0.81 (0.74 to 0.88) | 843 | 3481 | 1.98 (1.64 to 2.40) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 7874 | 13598 | 1.00 | 1871 | 7874 | 1.00 |
| Female | 9726 | 17450 | 0.89 (0.85 to 0.94) | 2542 | 9726 | 0.95 (0.85 to 1.06) |
| Rurality | ||||||
| Mainly urban | 15511 | 27058 | 1.00 | 3893 | 15511 | 1.00 |
| Intermediate | 1345 | 2539 | 0.97 (0.88 to 1.07) | 352 | 1385 | 0.89 (0.70 to 1.13) |
| Mainly rural | 704 | 1451 | 1.03 (0.90 to 1.18) | 168 | 704 | 1.00 (0.66 to 1.50) |
| Time of day | ||||||
| 1800–<2400 | 8136 | 14716 | 1.00 | 1766 | 8136 | 1.00 |
| 0000–<0800 | 2207 | 4940 | 0.59 (0.55 to 0.63) | 863 | 2207 | 1.64 (1.43 to 1.88) |
| 0800–<1800 | 7257 | 11392 | 1.20 (1.13 to 1.27) | 1784 | 7257 | 1.42 (1.24 to 1.63) |
| Day of week | ||||||
| Weekday | 7552 | 14703 | 1.00 | 2206 | 7552 | 1.00 |
| Weekend | 10048 | 16345 | 1.33 (1.26 to 1.40) | 2207 | 10048 | 0.48 (0.42 to 0.54) |
| Total | 17600 | 31048 | 4413 | 17600 | ||