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Table 3 Description of the Patient Sample by Time Period and Affiliated Center’s Intervention Status

From: A quasi-experiment assessing the six-months effects of a nurse care coordination program on patient care experiences and clinician teamwork in community health centers

 

Baseline (N = 3007)

Follow-up (N = 2101)

Intervention Centers

Comparison Centers

p-value*

Intervention Centers

Comparison Centers

p-value*

(N = 934)

(N = 2073)

(N = 774)

(1327)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n (%)

Age Group

  

0.01

  

0.04

 18 to 24

21 (2.25%)

36 (1.74%)

 

16 (2.07%)

15 (1.13%)

 

 25 to 34

73 (7.82%)

166 (8.01%)

 

72 (9.30%)

85 (6.41%)

 

 35 to 44

157 (16.8%)

268 (12.9%)

 

115 (14.9%)

167 (12.6%)

 

 45 to 54

293 (31.4%)

632 (30.5%)

 

205 (26.5%)

389 (29.3%)

 

 55 to 64

255 (27.3%)

624 (30.1%)

 

234 (30.2%)

400 (30.1%)

 

 65 to 74

86 (9.21%)

251 (12.1%)

 

90 (11.6%)

186 (14.0%)

 

 75+ years

36 (3.85%)

84 (4.05%)

 

33 (4.26%)

64 (4.82%)

 

 Missing

13 (1.39%)

12 (0.58%)

 

9 (1.16%)

21 (1.58%)

 

Gender

  

0.34

  

0.07

 Female

586 (62.7%)

1261 (60.8%)

 

504 (65.1%)

810 (61.0%)

 

 Male

348 (37.3%)

812 (39.2%)

 

270 (34.9%)

517 (39.0%)

 

 Missing

      

Highest Grade Completed

  

< 0.001

  

0.002

  < = 8th grade

150 (16.1%)

199 (9.60%)

 

130 (16.8%)

144 (10.9%)

 

 Some high school

166 (17.8%)

386 (18.6%)

 

174 (22.5%)

270 (20.3%)

 

 High school grad or GED

295 (31.6%)

762 (36.8%)

 

228 (29.5%)

470 (35.4%)

 

 Some college/2-yr degree

225 (24.1%)

515 (24.8%)

 

174 (22.5%)

330 (24.9%)

 

 4-year college graduate

43 (4.60%)

110 (5.31%)

 

32 (4.13%)

51 (3.84%)

 

 More than 4-year college

25 (2.68%)

70 (3.38%)

 

16 (2.07%)

23 (1.73%)

 

 Missing

30 (3.21%)

31 (1.50%)

 

20 (2.58%)

39 (2.94%)

 

Race/Ethnicity

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 White

305 (32.7%)

979 (47.2%)

 

252 (32.6%)

612 (46.1%)

 

 Hispanic

478 (51.2%)

607 (29.3%)

 

392 (50.6%)

400 (30.1%)

 

 Black

68 (7.28%)

239 (11.5%)

 

75 (9.69%)

162 (12.2%)

 

 Asian

10 (1.07%)

38 (1.83%)

 

6 (0.78%)

21 (1.58%)

 

 Other

36 (3.85%)

107 (5.16%)

 

38 (4.91%)

104 (7.84%)

 

 Missing

37 (3.96%)

103 (4.97%)

 

11 (1.42%)

28 (2.11%)

 

Overall Health Status

  

0.07

  

0.49

 Excellent

61 (6.53%)

146 (7.04%)

 

47 (6.07%)

109 (8.21%)

 

 Very Good

111 (11.9%)

274 (13.2%)

 

78 (10.1%)

146 (11.0%)

 

 Good

260 (27.8%)

652 (31.5%)

 

230 (29.7%)

383 (28.9%)

 

 Fair

351 (37.6%)

721 (34.8%)

 

291 (37.6%)

478 (36.0%)

 

 Poor

137 (14.7%)

263 (12.7%)

 

117 (15.1%)

188 (14.2%)

 

 Missing

14 (1.50%)

17 (0.82%)

 

11 (1.42%)

23 (1.73%)

 

Mental Health Status

  

0.06

  

0.20

 Excellent

119 (12.7%)

287 (13.8%)

 

100 (12.9%)

168 (12.7%)

 

 Very Good

144 (15.4%)

352 (17.0%)

 

107 (13.8%)

234 (17.6%)

 

 Good

253 (27.1%)

594 (28.7%)

 

222 (28.7%)

361 (27.2%)

 

 Fair

303 (32.4%)

603 (29.1%)

 

253 (32.7%)

393 (29.6%)

 

 Poor

97 (10.4%)

219 (10.6%)

 

81 (10.5%)

144 (10.9%)

 

 Missing

18 (1.93%)

18 (0.87%)

 

11 (1.42%)

27 (2.03%)

 
  1. * p-values from chi-square test comparing patients in intervention versus comparison centers, without adjustment for clustering
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