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- Figure 1.
Long-term continuity rates for patient groups based on satisfaction with FP care.
Tables
Variable (Patient Groups) Participants (n = 192) Nonparticipants(n = 256) P Active duty 8.3% 16.8% .008 Spouse of active duty 24.5% 23.8% .87 Child of active duty 8.9% 21.1% .0004 Retired 23.4% 10.5% .0002 Spouse of retired 29.2% 21.1% .06 Child of retired 5.7% 4.3% .49 Seeing PCP that day 44.2% 39.1% .48 Patient FPC Satisfaction PercentageContinuity Ease of App’t Continuity Importance PCP Satisfaction All patients 8.7 50.0 8.1 8.4 9.1 AD 8.9 49.7 8.2 8.9 9.5 Spouses of AD 8.2 52.1 8.1 8.0 9.0 Children of AD 7.4 37.0 8.1 8.6 8.2 Retired 9.1 49.0 8.1 8.7 9.5 Spouse of retired 9.1 53.3 8.1 8.4 8.9 Children of retired 9.1 46.5 8.1 7.7 9.0 ANOVA P=.003 P= .73 P > .99 P=.56 P=.22 FPC, family practice clinic; AD, active duty; ANOVA, analysis of variance.
- Table 3.
Linear Regression for FPC Patient Satisfaction after Adjusting for Other Patient Preferences and Characteristics
Variable Univariate Regressionβ P Multivariate Regressionβ P Continuity 1.736 <.0001 1.172 .002 Ease of appointment 0.196 .0003 0.166 .0003 PCP satisfaction 0.338 <.0001 0.251 .0008 Active duty (1)/Retired (0) −0.907 .0005 −0.779 .0007 No. of yearly appointments −0.029 .1480 −0.035 .03 Outcome variable=Global FPC Satisfaction (on 10 point scale); R2=0.316.
- Table 4.
Linear Regression for FPC Satisfaction after Stratifying for Amount of Annual Usage
Variable All Patients Low Usage (n = 47) Mid Usage (n = 87) High Usage (n = 52) β P β P β P β P Continuity 1.21 .001 1.03 .10 1.23 .002 2.15 .02 Ease of appointment 0.17 <.001 0.18 .04 0.16 .006 0.15 .16 PCP satisfaction 0.23 .002 0.28 .07 0.19 .05 0.56 .007 Active duty (1)/Retired (0) −0.75 .001 −0.40 .39 −0.46 .14 −1.77 <.001 Outcome variable=Global FPC Satisfaction (on 10 point scale); R2 for all patients=0.295; R2 for low usage=0.335; R2 for mid usage=0.302; R2 for high usage=0.421.
Continuity of Care and Patient Satisfaction in a Family Practice Clinic
