Prescription patterns in the intervention group will be compared with the non-intervention control group, and with corresponding data (from NorPD) based on a random sample of Norwegian GPs not included in the current trial.
The intervention included mailed prescription feedback along with printed therapeutic recommendations, and resulted in statistical significant (although clinically moderate) improvements in prescription patterns in the intervention group (GPs in one district), compared to the control group (GPs in another district) [ 37].
The overall analyses did not show significant alteration in referral patterns of GPs in the intervention group compared to the control group within and outside the study in line with previous studies [ 27, 28].
This paper has described the CCS intervention and reported preliminary findings on the similarities and differences between middle-aged and young-old patients' patterns of initial engagement in the intervention.
Sample size was calculated based on the need to detect at least a 10% improvement in physician practice patterns associated with the intervention, for clinical significance.
A second factor that may have contributed to the sustained weight loss observed in this study is the unique eating pattern advocated in the CHIP intervention.
An alternative possibility, that patients delayed visits to work on lifestyle changes, is not supported by the pattern of worsening A1C values in the intervention groups.
The results revealed that health seeking pattern for diarrhea remained high in the intervention areas the continuous contact of the project team with the health care providers and the community explains this phenomena, thus the community get sensitized for the optimal treatment of diarrhea.
The food and drink ordering pattern changes during the intervention; hence variety in orders increase, for instance more types of bread or cold cuts are ordered, and a larger number of various foods is ordered, like desserts, soups, stewed fruit, bread and cold cuts.
