Personal continuity - care provider knows me | GP | Specialist | |
Subscale items: | IRC a | IRC a | |
I know this care provider well | 0.78 | 0.81 | |
This care provider knows my medical history well | 0.80 | 0.82 | |
This care provider always remembers what he/she did during my last visit(s) | 0.76 | 0.75 | |
This care provider knows my family circumstances well | 0.75 | 0.77 | |
This care provider knows well what I do in my day-to-day life | 0.72 | 0.80 | |
Total subscale score (SD) | 3.92 (0.82) | 3.05 (1.00) | |
Patients with lowest subscale score (floor effect), n (%) | 0.7 | 3.6 | |
Patients with highest subscale score (ceiling effect), n (%) | 14.7 | 5.2 | |
Internal consistency (Cronbach alpha) | 0.91 | 0.92 | |
Personal continuity - care provider shows commitment | GP | Specialist | |
Subscale items: | IRC a | IRC a | |
This care provider contacts me when necessary without me having to ask him/her to do so | 0.68 | 0.75 | |
This care provider knows well what I think is important when it comes to my care | 0.68 | 0.76 | |
This care provider maintains enough contact with me when I am seen by other care providers | 0.73 | 0.79 | |
Total subscale score (SD) | 3.51 (0.96) | 3.05 (1.0) | |
Patients with lowest subscale score (floor effect), n (%) | 3.1 | 9.1 | |
Patients with highest subscale score (ceiling effect), n (%) | 11.8 | 5.4 | |
Internal consistency (Cronbach alpha) | 0.84 | 0.88 | |
Team/cross-boundary continuity - | within primary care | within specialized care | between GP and specialist |
Subscale items: | IRC a | IRC a | IRC a |
These care providers pass on information to each other well | 0.97 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
These care providers work together well | 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.90 |
The care given by these care providers is well-connected | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.85 |
These care providers always know well what the other care providers have done | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.84 |
Total subscale score (SD) | 2.88 (0.91) | 3.26 (0.98) | 3.33(0.91) |
Patients with lowest subscale score (floor effect), n (%) | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
Patients with highest subscale score (ceiling effect), n (%) | 2.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
Internal consistency (Cronbach alpha) | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.95 |