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Table 2 Decision support and delivery system design subscale results

From: Questionnaire of chronic illness care in primary care-psychometric properties and test-retest reliability

Use of evidence-based guidelines by patients with:*

T0 (n = 109)

mean (SD)

Tx1 (n = 85)

mean (SD)

Tx2 (n = 85)

mean (SD)

Wilcoxon matched pair test, p-valuea

Test-retest reliability: Spearman rho

     

r

p-valueb

Single diseases

2.39 (0.71)

2.43 (0.72)

2.39 (0.76)

0.60

0.58

< 0.01

Multiple diseases

2.50 (0.76)

2.50 (0.77)

2.42 (0.80)

0.21

0.63

< 0.01

Reasons for referral**

Differential diagnostic/therapeutic reasons

4.03 (1.01)

3.99 (1.00)

3.79 (1.02)

0.09

0.53

< 0.01

Own feeling of uncertainty

2.11 (0.57)

2.12 (0.62)

2.15 (0.59)

0.73

0.57

< 0.01

Request of a specialist

2.07 (0.94)

2.04 (0.94)

2.16 (0.84)

0.13

0.62

< 0.01

Disease management programs or

guidelines

2.23 (0.92)

2.22 (0.90)

2.30 (0.95)

0.52

0.48

< 0.01

Patient request

2.79 (0.88)

2.84 (0.91)

2.78 (0.93)

0.49

0.62

< 0.01

Request by patient's family member

1.95 (0.64)

1.95 (0.65)

1.94 (0.67)

1.00

0.58

< 0.01

Do you know when your patients are being treated or admitted to hospital? *

2.12 (0.60)

2.11 (0.64)

2.25 (0.62)

0.03

0.52

< 0.01

How often does the provisional discharge letter provide all relevant information needed for continued care?*

2.24 (0.61)

2.24 (0.65)

2.24 (0.55)

1.00

0.67

< 0.01

  1. * Five-point scale ranging from 1 "always" to 5 "never"
  2. ** Five point scale ranging from 1 "0%" to 5 "more than 75%"
  3. a Statistical significance of differences: P ≤ 0.05; b Statistical significance of differences: P ≤ 0.01
  4. Tx1, Tx2, measurement points for re-test