Table 7 Comparison of mental health (casenessa) between breast teams and the NHS, other health teams, and the population (Mullarky et al, 1999)

From: Breast cancer teams: the impact of constitution, new cancer workload, and methods of operation on their effectiveness

Comparison group

Caseness a level

NHS workforce

26.6%

Community mental health teams

25.5%

Secondary-care teams

23.3%

Primary health-care teams

22.2%

British Household Panel Survey

20.6%

Breast cancer teams

15.7% P<0.005

 

(CI 12.7–18.7%)

  1. A case is defined as someone who answers in the upper two categories for at least four of the GHQ items. CI is the 95% confidence interval.
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