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Table 4 Parameter estimates of the final multilevel model with overall PACIC score as dependent variable(N = 1745 patients, 131 practices, 5 countries)

From: Identifying factors associated with experiences of coronary heart disease patients receiving structured chronic care and counselling in European primary care

 

Regression coefficient

Standard error

[95% confidence interval]

P- value

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS

    

Age 1

    

 Continuous (5 years)

−0.00

0.02

[−0.03; 0.03]

0.819

Gender 2

    

 Female

−0.06

0.03

[−0.11; -0.14]

0.012

 Male

  

Reference

 

Education

    

 ≤ 9 years

0.03

0.06

[−0.10; 0.15]

0.678

 > 9 years

  

Reference

 

Frequency of practice attendance

    

 Up to 3 times per year

−0.16

0.06

[−0.427 -0.04]

0.007

 4–7 times per year

−0.11

0.06

[−0.13; 0.11]

0.842

 more than 7 times per year s

  

Reference

 

Duration of being patient in practice

    

 Up to 2 years

0.22

0.07

[0.09; 0.36]

0.001

 3–7 years

−0.04

0.05

[−0.14; 0.07]

0.509

 more than 7 years

  

Reference

 

Have you ever been asked about the quality of care you receive from your practice (e.g. by questionnaire)

    

 No

−0.48

0.06

[−0.61; -0.36]

0.000

 Don’t know

−0.03

0.04

[−0.11; 0.06]

0.533

 Yes

  

Reference

 

Number of conditions

    

 Continuous (0–11)

−0.01

0.01

[−0.03; -0.00]

0.008

PRACTICE CHARACTERISTICS

    

Full time equivalents (FTE) GPs

    

 Continuous

−0.02

0.02

[−0.06; 0.02]

0.328

Practice quality management

    

 Continuous

0.02

0.01

[0.01; 0.03]

0.013

Practice CVD care

    

 Continuous

0.01

0.00

[0.01; 0.02]

0.009

  1. 1 For continuous variables regression coefficients indicate the change of the overall PACIC score with each increasing unit of this variable.
  2. 2 For categorical variables regression coefficients indicate the changes of the overall PACIC score in comparison to a reference category.