Table 2 Comparison of patients' characteristics pre- and post-intervention
|  | Pre-intervention (N = 69) | Post-intervention (N = 51) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 56.1 (15.5) | 51.9 (18.2) | 0.17 |
Men (%) | 59.4 | 47.1 | 0.18 |
Educational level (%) | Â | Â | 0.40 |
- Low | 14.5 | 21.6 | Â |
- Moderate | 46.4 | 31.4 | Â |
- High | 37.7 | 45.1 | Â |
- ‘Missing’ | 1.4 | 2.0 |  |
Work (%) | 46.4 | 54.9 | 0.30 |
- ‘Missing’ | 0 | 2.0 | |
Sick-leave (%) | 27.5 | 23.5 | 0.46 |
- ‘Missing’ | 0 | 2.0 | |
First visit for symptoms (%) | 52.2 | 62.7 | 0.22 |
- ‘Missing’ | 0 | 2.0 | |
Familiarity with doctor (%) | Â | Â | 0.36 |
- I don’t know the doctor | 53.6 | 56.9 |  |
- I’m familiar with the doctor | 37.7 | 33.3 |  |
- I know the doctor very well | 8.7 | 5.9 | Â |
- ‘Missing’ | 0 | 3.9 |  |