Table 3. Mean Difference in Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Child Development and Child Prevention Composite Measures, By Provider and Patient Characteristics Stratified By Practice Type
CovariatesOutcome 1: CAHPS Composite Child DevelopmentOutcome 2: CAHPS Composite Child Prevention
Mean Difference in Percentage Responding Yes*95% Confidence IntervalMean Difference in Percentage Responding Yes95% Confidence Interval
Pediatrics only
    PCMH recognition7.714.02 to 11.417.153.35 to 10.96
    Patient's age−1.13−1.50 to −0.76−0.45−0.83 to −0.08
    Female patient (yes = 1, no = 0)−3.17−6.76 to 0.42−1.24−4.90 to 2.42
    Parent is a college graduate (yes/no)2.38−1.28 to 6.046.182.45 to 9.92
    Patient's health (excellent = 1, poor = 5)−1.62−4.34 to 1.11−2.48−5.26 to 0.30
Family medicine only
    PCMH recognition−7.35−0.117 to −0.030−11.04−15.28 to −6.80
    Patient's age−1.74−0.021 to −0.014−0.77−1.11 to −0.43
    Female patient (yes/no)−1.31−0.049 to 0.023−0.84−4.41 to 2.74
    Parent college graduate (yes/no)4.130.005 to 0.0783.37−0.27 to 7.02
    Patient's health (excellent = 1, poor = 5)−1.48−0.041 to 0.011−3.37−5.97 to −0.77
  • * The β coefficient from linear mixed model regression output × 100 results in the mean difference in the composite scores as a percentage of a 1-unit change in each predictor variable, adjusting for all other variables in the model. A positive value indicates that respondents answered yes to more questions as the value of the predictor increased.

  • CAHPS, Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems; PCMH, patient-centered medical home.