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Table 4 Item descriptions and analyses for integration dimension: marketing infrastructure (n = 928)

From: Integration in primary community care networks (PCCNs): examination of governance, clinical, marketing, financial, and information infrastructures in a national demonstration project in Taiwan

Item Descriptions

Clinic-clinic

Relationship (1)

Clinic-hospital

Relationship (2)

 
  

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Pair-t tests

  

never thinking

brain storming

acting

never thinking

brain storming

acting

 

45

Share available professional literature and books

42.13

20.26

37.61

20.37

16.92

62.72

(1)<(2)***

46

Regularly or irregularly share individual facility reports for updated services

19.94

16.06

64.01

12.50

12.61

74.89

(1)<(2)***

47

Release network information for the public through electronic and paper media

25.11

21.88

53.02

14.76

16.49

68.75

(1)<(2)***

48

Regularly or irregularly share individual facility reports within the network

34.70

21.12

44.18

15.84

15.73

68.43

(1)<(2)***

49

Share individual facility reports within the network

43.75

22.41

33.84

21.01

16.59

62.39

(1)<(2)***

50

Unite the publications for the network communication

39.98

23.38

36.64

27.48

20.91

51.62

(1)<(2)***

51

Invite the members one others for individual member facility activities

21.66

16.92

61.42

10.45

14.01

75.54

(1)<(2)***

52

Cooperate large and small research projects

31.68

21.77

46.55

25.00

19.18

55.82

(1)<(2)***

53

Unite social activities to enhance the network reputation

17.35

18.21

64.44

11.75

14.87

73.38

(1)<(2)***

54

Release information of medical services of network members to the public to enhance the network reputation

17.67

20.91

61.42

11.96

16.81

71.23

(1)<(2)***

55

Identify target markets of the network for health and medical services

25.32

24.03

50.65

19.29

22.52

58.19

(1)<(2)***

56

Identify target markets of the network for community health educations

19.40

23.92

56.68

14.44

20.37

65.19

(1)<(2)***

57

Identify and develop target markets of the network for competing in the medical industry

30.06

23.92

46.01

24.57

21.34

54.09

(1)<(2)***

  1. Note:
  2. 1. Paired t test: ***p < 0.001
  3. 2. Items measured as scale 0 (never thinking), 1 (brain storming), 2 (developing), and 3 (completely acting). And for frequency counts, "acting" was counted by adding the items "developing" and "completely acting" together.
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