Before | |||||
Referral medical specialist | Medication prescription | Reassurance | Follow-up by GP¶ | Total | |
After | |||||
Referral medical specialist | 10 (24) | 14 (18) | 1 (7) | 4 (8) | 29 (16) |
Medication prescription | 7 (17) | 19 (24) | 0 | 6 (12) | 32+ (17) |
Reassurance | 16 (38) | 18 (23) | 10 (67) | 20 (41) | 64+ (35) |
Follow-up by GP¶ | 9 (21) | 28 (35) | 4 (27) | 19 (39) | 60 (32) |
Total | 42 (23) | 79 (43) | 15 (8) | 49 (26) | 185 |
Data are presented as n or n (%). #: Patient management plans for seven (4%) patients were not filled in by the GP before and/or after chest radiography; ¶: follow-up by GP, predominantly watchful waiting or additional diagnostic testing, such as spirometry or laboratory investigation; +: the differences in proportions of patient management after chest radiography were significant with a p-value ≤0.05.