Effect of Primary Care Versus Specialty Care on Quality of Medical Care Experiences: Results of Multiple Regressions
| Model 1* (Unadjusted) | Model 2† (Adjusted) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardized Coefficients (SE) | tScore | Standardized Coefficients (SE) | tScore | |
| Overall primary care experience | 0.23 (1.61) | 5.82‡ | 0.14 (1.75) | 3.19§ |
| First contact (utilization) | 0.14 (0.21) | 3.53‡ | 0.08 (0.25) | 1.64 |
| First contact (access) | 0.26 (0.23) | 6.73‡ | 0.25 (0.26) | 5.85‡ |
| Ongoing care | 0.12 (0.24) | 2.95§ | 0.05 (0.27) | 1.21 |
| Coordination (referrals) | 0.07 (0.23) | 1.87 | 0.00 (0.27) | −0.09 |
| Coordination (information systems) | 0.10 (0.23) | 2.43‖ | 0.09 (0.28) | 1.85 |
| Comprehensiveness (services available) | 0.14 (0.19) | 3.43‡ | 0.08 (0.22) | 1.77 |
| Comprehensiveness (services provided) | 0.32 (0.36) | 8.37‡ | 0.09 (0.37) | 2.33‖ |
| Family centeredness | 0.13 (0.19) | 3.38‡ | 0.04 (0.22) | 0.97 |
| Community orientation | 0.19 (0.17) | 4.98‡ | 0.15 (0.19) | 3.34‡ |
| Cultural competence | 0.13 (0.17) | 3.39‡ | 0.16 (0.20) | 3.45‡ |
In this table, the reference group is specialty care.
* The independent variable in model 1 is physician specialty (primary care vs specialty care).
† In model 2, independent variables included patients’ sex, age, education, employment, household income, health status, physical/mental health problem, and additional private health insurance in addition to physician specialty.
‡ P < .001.
§ P < .01.
‖ P < .05.