Our study is limited in the fact that we do not have clear data on the uptake of the various usual care strategies post-referral. Participants may also have seen participation as a first step, which motivated t
Since some individuals have more than one episodes of care over the 14-year period and information other than gender may be time dependent, referral instead of individual was considered as the unit of the analysis. Observed GP visits relating to mental health conditions were multiplied by 344/...
All referral agents were requested to submit a dedicated referral form. Additional data was collected retrospectively by chart review and from electronic patient records. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics to evaluate the study population demographics, the cascade of care and compare the findi...
2.2.2. Direct GP Referral through the Community HCV Nurse Specialist The community HCV nurse specialist contacted 10 local general practices that had not previously been engaged with during the HepCare Europe project. The nurse provided information regarding the screening process and streamlined access ...
Data Source Data were extracted from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), a longitudinal anonymised research database drawn from nearly 700 primary care practices in the UK. This database contains demographic, diagnostic, treatment and referral information for approximately 8% of the UK ...