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Table 2 Capacity indexes of the core dimensions in primary care in China

From: The health service capacity of primary health care in West China: different perspectives of physicians and their patients

Item

Physician

Patient

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

Accessibility

0.55

0.20

0.20

0.12

Continuity

0.40

0.16

0.31

0.33

Coordination

0.01

0.14

0.17

0.27

Comprehensiveness

0.34

0.09

0.53

0.26

Quality

0.47

0.37

0.73

0.20

Equity

0.63

0.20

0.52

0.26

  1. Note: x- mean values, SD- standard deviation
  2. Calculation method: all variables were evaluated by a scale ranging from −1 (extremely negative) to + 1 (extremely positive). The capacity indicator for each dimension was calculated as an arithmetic mean (μ) of variables