Table 3 Scales scores for GPs opinions on different aspects of out-of-hours primary care.
From: General practitioners' satisfaction with and attitudes to out-of-hours services
| Â | Separated Model | Integrated Model | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (Heerlen) | (Maastricht) | Â |
| Â | Scale score | Scale score | Significance |
Scale | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Â |
Overall satisfaction | 70.0 (64.0 – 76.0) | 60.0 (54.0 – 66.0) | 0.020 |
Current out-of-hours care is better organised than formerlyb,†| 90.1 (84.7 – 95.5) | 89.5 (83.7 – 95.3) | 0.569** |
Experience a high workloadb | 63.4 (58.1 – 68.8) | 67.6 (62.5 – 72.7) | 0.256 |
One feels safe at the cooperativeb | 76.5 (71.1 – 81.9) | 77.3 (72.0 – 82.7) | 0.825 |
One feels safe during home visitsb,‡ | 74.8 (68.7 – 81.0) | 77.2 (73.1 – 81.4) | 0.532 |
Out-of-hours care is an essential part of primary careb | 52.9 (43.7 – 62.1) | 67.8 (59.4 – 76.1) | 0.018 |
Anonymity of care is a problemb | 31.8 (25.1 – 38.4) | 34.0 (28.3 – 39.7) | 0.609 |
Gatekeeper function is well guaranteedb,†,‡ | 66.8 (62.2 – 71.2) | 62.2 (57.1 – 67.3) | 0.180 |
Availability of patient dossiers is importantb | 55.4 (48.4 – 62.4) | 59.3 (52.6 – 66.0) | 0.422 |
Cooperation with specialists is goodb,†| 48.5 (42.1 – 54.8) | 76.6 (72.9 – 80.4) | <0.001 |