Perception of quality of care of patients with potentially severe diseases evaluated at a distinct quick diagnostic delivery model: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Multivariate regression analysis of perceived quality of care in physical environment and waiting times subscales across patient characteristics

Variable	Physical environment		Time on waiting room		Visit duration		Time to diagnosis
	B ^a	95 % CI	B ^a	95 % CI	B ^a	95 % CI	B ^a	95 % CI
Age, years
18–44	−0.02	−0.30, 0.29	−0.03	−0.31, 0.27	−0.09	−0.39, 0.21	−0.13	−0.42, 0.16
45–65 (reference)
> 65	0.03	−0.27, 0.32	0.01	−0.28, 0.30	0.15	−0.14, 0.45	0.16	−0.13, 0.47
Sex
Female	−0.02	−0.11, 0.07	−0.01	−0.09, 0.11	−0.01	−0.10, 0.09	0.01	−0.08, 0.10
Male (reference)
Education
University education	0.01	−0.19, 0.21	−0.02	−0.21, 0.17	−0.01	−0.21, 0.18	−0.01	−0.20, 0.19
Secondary/PT (reference)
Primary education	0.02	−0.18, 0.22	0.01	−0.17, 0.20	0.12	−0.08, 0.29	0.13	−0.08, 0.29
No schooling	0.09	−0.10, 0.28	0.03	−0.17, 0.22	0.16	−0.03, 0.33	0.12	−0.07, 0.31
Income, Euros
> 1800	−0.09	−0.18, 0.02	0.01	−0.08, 0.10	−0.08	−0.16, 0.03	−0.07	−0.15, 0.02
1201–1800 (reference)
901–1200	−0.09	−0.20, 0.06	−0.07	−0.19, 0.10	0.02	−0.12, 0.17	−0.08	−0.18, 0.09
≤ 900	0.02	−0.09, 0.13	0.11	−0.02, 0.24	0.12	0.02, 0.27	0.01	−0.10, 0.11
QDU visits
≤ 2 (reference)
3	0.01	−0.28, 0.30	−0.04	−0.38, 0.30	−0.01	−0.36, 0.34	−0.06	−0.40, 0.28
≥ 4	−0.05	−0.39, 0.30	−0.09	−0.43, 0.25	−0.10	−0.44, 0.26	−0.25^b	−0.61, 0.12
Diagnosis
Malignancy	−0.05	−0.44, 0.36	−0.02	−0.41, 0.37	−0.12	−0.51, 0.27	−0.27^b	−0.68, 0.15
Benign diseases (reference)

CI = confidence interval; PT = professional training; QDU = quick diagnosis unit.
^aAdjusted regression coefficient beta. Positive values indicate a higher mean score relative to the referent category, while negative values indicate a lower mean score compared with the reference category.
^bP < 0.001

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