Table 1 Variables used in the analyses: mean/% and standard deviation
From: Labour intensity of guidelines may have a greater effect on adherence than GPs' workload
| Â | Mean/% | Sd | Type of data source |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent | Â | Â | Â |
Adherence to guideline | 58.7% | Â | Electronic medical records |
Independent | Â | Â | Â |
Practice level (n = 83) | Â | Â | Â |
% publicly insured (per practice) | 65.8% | 10.1% | Practice administration |
% elderly (per practice) | 6.0% | 2.8% | Practice administration |
% ethnic minorities (per practice) | 6.3% | 11.7% | Patient questionnaire |
Nat. logarithm % ethnic minorities | -3.38 | 1.4 | Patient questionnaire |
% self-rated health poor (per practice) | 19.0% | 5.2% | Patient questionnaire |
Practice type | Â | Â | National database |
Single-handed | 57.8% | Â | Â |
Dual practice | 20.5% | Â | Â |
Group | 12.1% | Â | Â |
Health centre | 9.6% | Â | Â |
Urbanization | Â | Â | National database |
Very urban | 20.5% | Â | Â |
Urban | 24.1% | Â | Â |
Suburban | 16.8% | Â | Â |
Rural | 20.5% | Â | Â |
Very rural | 18.1% | Â | Â |
Dispensing practice | 10.9% | Â | GP questionnaire 1 |
GP-level (n = 130) | Â | Â | Â |
Workload | 114.6 | 35.4 | Electronic medical records |
Age | 47.4 | 6.15 | National database |
Sex (female) | 21.5% | Â | National database |
List size | 2018.3 | 545.6 | Practice administration and GP questionnaire 1 |
Hours of CME per week | 3.2 | 3.4 | Diaries |
Satisfaction with available time | 2.9 | 0.7 | GP questionnaire 2 |
Patient level (n = 98,577) | Â | Â | Â |
Age | 39.8 | 24.0 | Practice administration |
Sex (female) | 56% | Â | Practice administration |
Public insurance | 71% | Â | Practice administration |
Self-rated health poor | 18.3% | Â | Patient questionnaire |
Self-rated health unknown | 22.1% | Â | Patient questionnaire |
Non-western ethnic minority | 4.6% | Â | Patient questionnaire |
Ethnicity unknown | 17.8% | Â | Patient questionnaire |
GAI level (n = 41) | Â | Â | Â |
About referrals | 32.0% | Â | Electronic medical records |
Short-term time investment greater | 32.8% | Â | Expert panel |
Short-term time investment smaller | 22.1% | Â | Expert panel |
Long-term time investment greater | 19.1% | Â | Expert panel |
Long-term time investment smaller | 28.6% | Â | Expert panel |