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Table 3 Individual and total primary care attributes scores reported by the older patients with hypertension with different household income levels in the two rounds of surveys

From: Changes of the perceived quality of care for older patients with hypertension by community health centers in shanghai

Attributes

Round 1, mean(SE)a

Round 2, mean(SE)a

Low(N = 75)

Middle(N = 328)

High(N = 34)

Low(N = 48)

Middle(N = 323)

High(N = 72)

First contact-utilization

2.74(0.064)

2.58(0.032)*

2.51(0.104)*

2.83(0.081)

2.80(0.031)

2.84(0.062)

First contact-accessibility

2.46(0.033)

2.43(0.016)

2.48(0.057)

2.47(0.049)

2.50(0.019)

2.44(0.039)

Continuity of care

3.23(0.049)

3.27(0.023)

3.37(0.067)*

3.33(0.078)

3.40(0.023)

3.28(0.061)

Coordination of services

2.56(0.055)

2.56(0.030)

2.47(0.092)

2.55(0.090)

2.43(0.037)

2.51(0.066)

Coordination of information

3.62(0.059)

3.68(0.024)

3.74(0.066)

3.89(0.038)

3.83(0.020)

3.73(0.064)*

Comprehensiveness- service availability

3.29(0.052)

3.41(0.021)*

3.41(0.076)*

3.43(0.038)

3.52(0.018)*

3.52(0.034)*

Comprehensiveness-service provided

2.47(0.067)

2.43(0.032)

2.36(0.105)

2.64(0.085)

2.68(0.032)

2.77(0.072)

Family centeredness

2.64(0.086)

2.82(0.047)

2.84(0.134)

2.58(0.116)

2.71(0.047)

2.92(0.099)*

Community orientation

2.25(0.077)

2.07(0.038)

2.14(0.117)

2.09(0.116)

2.17(0.042)

2.30(0.106)

Cultural competence

2.48(0.108)

2.47(0.061)

2.61(0.173)

2.79(0.151)

2.63(0.061)

2.76(0.135)

Total score

27.75(0.391)

27.73(0.204)

27.94(0.562)

28.59(0.525)

28.67(0.186)

29.09(0.472)

  1. SE Standard error;
  2. aMultiple linear regression analysis where dependent variables were individual and total primary care attributes scores, while independent variables were gender, self-reported health status, presence of multi-morbidities, registration, education, occupation, household income, health insurance, number of CHC visits and length of time with the CHC;
  3. Respondents with low income were used as reference group;
  4. *P < 0.05