From: Predictors of relational continuity in primary care: patient, provider and practice factors
Practice characteristics | Profile distribution | Association with continuity across all models | Â | Standardized effect size | |||
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 | CHC | FFS | FHN | HSO | Effect Size (%)1 | 95% CI3 | ES/SD |
Practice type (n) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | Â | Â | Â |
Mean # FP and NP | 5.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 | −0.94 | (−1.2, -0.55) ** | M |
Panel size1 (1000’s)†2,4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | −0.33 | (−0.12, 0.65) | S |
Booking intervals (min)†| 25 | 13 | 14 | 14 | −0.17 | (−0.31, -0.038) * | M |
Solo practice5‡ | 0 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 3.7 | (5.7, 1.7) ** | VL |
Presence of nurse(s) (%)†| 97 | 31 | 69 | 75 | −2.7 | (−4.6, -0.81) ** | M |
Number of nurses6†| 2.7 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.1 | −1.1 | (−1.6, -0.50) ** | VL |
# hours practice open out of (8am-4pm) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | −0.32 | (−0.48, -0.16) ** | L |
Open on weekends | 20 | 20 | 23 | 0 | −5.3 | (−7.6, -3.0) ** | M |
Contextual factors | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hospital (<10km) | 71.4 | 85.3 | 94.1 | 86.7 | −0.74 | (−3.1, 1.6) | T |
Rurality index4 | 14 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 8 | −0.0085 | (−0.063, 0.046) | T |
Family physician characteristics | 108 | 58 | 80 | 42 | Â | Â | Â |
Average years since graduation†| 19 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 0.19 | (0.082, 0.30) ** | T |
Female FP (%)5‡ | 58 | 45 | 41 | 26 | −3 | (−5.2, -0.86) ** | L |
Provider foreign trained (%)§ | 9.3 | 17.2 | 2.5 | 14.3 | 2.2 | (−2.0, 6.4) | T |
Provider has CFPC degree (%) | 79 | 85 | 78 | 68 | −0.77 | (−3.3, 1.7) | T |
>24 hours on call/week (%) | 17.6 | 12.1 | 19 | 36.6 | 3.2 | (0.82, 0.55) ** | VL |