Process quality indicators in family medicine: results of an international comparison

BMC Primary Care

Table 4 Multilevel model, which includes variance in individual FP level and country-system level

Dimension	Indicator	Constant	FP-level variance	Country-level variance	ICC (%)
Continuity of care	Inclusion of important health information in medical records	0.887	0.016	0.007	28.8
	Regularity of keeping medical record files	0.773	0.135	0.038	22.2
	Receiving records from previous primary care doctor	2.430	0.308	0.250	44.8
	Receiving discharge reports from secondary care	3.767	1.012	0.434	30.0
Coordination of care	Skill mix: disciplines in practice	0.223	0.006	0.036	84.9
	Asking other specialists for advice	1.688	0.185	0.029	13.7
	Collaboration with other providers	1.917	0.060	0.025	29.3
Community orientation	Reporting potential public health threats in a particular district to an authority	3.255	0.295	0.043	12.7
Comprehensiveness of care	Medical equipment available	0.534	0.018	0.040	68.3
	First contact for common health problems	2.904	0.175	0.087	33.2
	Treatment and follow-up of diseases	3.268	0.169	0.077	31.3
	Medical technical procedures and preventive care	2.114	0.199	0.452	69.4
	Healthcare promotion	0.193	0.019	0.009	30.8

Notes: Multilevel models were estimated using raw data. Tests of significance for all models showed that the average (constant) statistically differed from zero (p = 0.000 < 0.05). ICC values were calculated as percentage of country level variance in total observed variance

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