Domains of the framework | Variables | Operationalization of the variables | Variables in the statistical model |
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Outcomes of care | Better self - management | ‘After meeting your GP, do you feel to be able to better self manage your own situation’ - (1 = yes; 0 = no) | Dependent variable model 1 and 2 |
Overall satisfaction | Ordinal scale: 1 worse, 2 medium, 3 good, 4 very good. | Dependent variable model 3 and 4 | |
Process of care | Self-management support (Education) | Sum of 6 dummy variables:1 ‘Explain how to monitor major symptoms’; 2 ‘Explain how to carry out medication’; 3 ‘Explain what to do in urgent case’; 4 ‘Explain how to control the pain’; 5 ‘Explain how to control the stress’; 6 ‘Suggest following a healthy diet’. | Independent variable model 1–4 |
Delivery system design (Proactivity) | Average of two dummy variable, considering if the GP or the nurse have planned the visit or the patient has to do by his/her own | Independent variable model 1–4 | |
Decision support system (Monitoring) | Sum of 5 dummy variables:1. ‘during your visit GP controlled pressure’; 2. ‘during your visit GP controlled glycemic measures’; 3. ‘during your visit GP controlled weight’; 4. ‘during your visit GP controlled waist circumference’ and 5. ‘during your visit GP controlled your life style’ | Independent variable model 1–4 | |
Intermediate outcomes of care | Relational continuity of care | Sum of 3 dummy variables: “He/she knows important information about my medical background”;“He/she knows about my living situation”; “This doctor doesn’t just deal with medical problems but can also help with personal problems and worries” | Independent variable model 1–4 |
Other variables | CCM | 1 = enrolled in CCM, 0 = not enrolled in CCM | Independent variable model 1–4 |
Age | Continuous variable | Independent variable model 1–4 | |
Health status | Self assessment of health status from 0 to 10 | Independent variable model 1–4 | |
Gender | 1 = female, 0 = male | Independent variable model 1–4 |