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Table 4 Correlations between health (status) indicators and healthcare performance indicators

From: Correlates of health and healthcare performance: applying the Canadian health indicators framework at the provincial-territorial level

 

Self-rated health (excellent or very good) [+]

Body mass index higher than 27 [-]

Asthma rate [-]

Diabetes rate [-]

Functional health (perfect or very good) [+]

Life expectancy at birth [+]

Healthcare performance

      

Acceptability

      

Satisfied with family doctor [+]

0.300

0.356

0.360

0.788‡

0.440

-0.605

Satisfied with health care services [+]

0.479

-0.012

0.756‡

0.727‡

0.708

-0.234

Satisfied with community health care [+]

-0.170

0.367

-0.445

0.055

-0.073

-0.500

Accessibility

      

Screening mammography [+]

0.168

-0.362

-0.025

0.247

-0.266

0.668 †

Pap smear [+]

0.275

0.346

0.622†

0.488

0.403

0.470

Difficulties accessing routine care [-]

0.595

0.248

-0.103

0.447

0.760†

-0.657 †

Difficulties accessing health information [-]

0.141

-0.074

0.188

0.277

0.021

-0.049

Appropriateness

      

Vaginal birth after Caesarean section [+]

-0.416

-0.197

-0.671 †

-0.782 ‡

-0.770†

0.309

Caesarean sections [-]

0.511

-0.034

0.700 †

0.706 ‡

0.667†

-0.005

Effectiveness

      

In-hospital 30-day stroke mortality [-]

0.273

0.687 †

-0.381

0.754 ‡

0.079

-0.754 †

Pneumonia readmission rate [-]

0.190

-0.524

0.406

-0.347

0.112

0.307

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions [-]

-0.112

0.467

0.304

0.016

0.308

-0.392

Pneumonia & influenza hospitalizations [-]

-0.434

0.502

-0.089

-0.380

-0.153

-0.410

Safety

      

Hip fracture hospitalizations [-]

-0.305

0.070

-0.190

-0.615†

-0.153

0.398

Other: health surveillance

      

Chlamydia [-]

-0.661 †

0.216

-0.818‡

-0.869‡

-0.776 ‡

-0.061

Hepatitis C [-]

-0.082

-0.669†

0.309

-0.321

0.212

0.823‡

  1. [-] implies that lower levels of the indicator are preferred
  2. [+] implies that higher levels of the indicator are preferred
  3. † P < 0.05
  4. ‡ P < 0.01
  5. Bold: correlation is significant in the possibly preferred direction and exceeds the critical level necessary for the sample size
  6. Italicized: correlation is in the possibly preferred direction but is not significant at the critical level necessary for the sample size