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Table 4 Multilevel model results, by type of users

From: Is the co-location of GPs in primary care centres associated with a higher patient satisfaction? Evidence from a population survey in Italy

Stratified multilevel model results

Non frequent health services users

Frequent health services users

FAG = n. 28; GP = n. 413; patient = n. 824

FAG = n. 28; GP = n. 456; patient = n. 985

Fixed part

Coeff.

S.E.

p

Coeff.

S.E.

P

Level 1

      

Intercept

83.52

7.49

p < 0.001

82.07

7.03

p < 0.001

Co-location of multidisciplinary team in primary care centres

  Patients of GP within PCC with experience of multidisciplinary team (ref)

      

 Patients of GP within PCC without experience of multidisciplinary team

-2.63

1.84

 

-4.50

1.66

p < 0.01

 Patients of GP not in PCC with other experience of multidisciplinary team

-0.04

2.23

 

-4.35

1.96

p < 0.05

 Patients of GP not in PCC without any experience of multidisciplinary team

-1.10

1.81

 

-5.04

1.59

p < 0.01

Gender

      

 Female

0.34

0.95

 

-1.43

0.91

 

Age group 18–45 y (ref)

      

 46–65 y

0.04

1.16

 

2.65

1.14

p < 0.05

 65+ y

1.28

1.61

 

1.63

1.46

 

Educational level Low (primary) (ref)

-

     

 Medium (secondary)

0.50

1.65

 

-0.74

1.54

 

 High (high school, degree)

-1.10

1.65

 

-0.55

1.50

 

Self-reported health status Bad (ref)

      

 Fair

0.25

2.18

 

3.86

1.35

p < 0.01

 Good

2.64

2.24

 

7.19

1.55

p < 0.001

Self-reported chronic conditions Yes

0.51

1.30

 

2.26

1.00

p < 0.05

Frequency of visits to GP in the last year Never (ref)

      

 Rarely (1–4 times/year)

6.43

2.93

p < 0.05

-1.96

3.07

 

 Sometimes (at least 5 times/year)

6.86

3.06

p < 0.05

-0.18

3.08

 

Main reason for visit to GP Health

1.76

0.95

 

2.54

0.93

p < 0.01

Level 2

      

Gender

      

 Female

0.89

1.24

 

-1.29

1.14

 

Age

-0.25

0.10

p < 0.05

-0.06

0.09

 

Patient practice size

0.006

0.001

p < 0.01

0.004

0.002

p < 0.05

Random part

Var.

SE

CI

Var.

SE

CI

 Level 3 variance (FAG)

7.38

3.91

2.61–20.87

1.35

2.09

0.07–27.77

 Level 2 variance (GP)

10.94

8.72

2.29–52.20

6.41

7.36

0.68–60.77

 Level 1 variance (patient)

166.72

11.07

146.38–189.90

187.03

10.81

167.00–209.45

ICC

ICC

SE

CI

ICC

SE

CI

 FAG

0.040

0.021

0.014–0.107

0.0067

0.011

0.000–0.127

 GP

0.099

0.046

0.039–0.232

0.040

0.037

0.006–0.219