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Table 1 Results of items measuring continuity of care

From: Heart failure patients’ experiences with continuity of care and its relation to medication adherence: a cross-sectional study

Personal continuity in general practice

0

1

2

3

4 or more

1. How many different care providers have you seen in general

161 (53.1%)

76 (25.1%)

42 (13.9%)

19 (6.3%)

5 (1.7%)

practice in the last year for your heart disease? (n = 303)

     

2. Total number of contacts with general practice in last year

10 (4.1%)

9 (3.7%)

14 (5.7%)

16 (6.5%)

196 (80.0%)

(according to medical record) (n = 245)

     

Team continuity in general practice

Never

Seldom

Sometimes

Often

Always

1. The treatment of my heart disease in general practice

25 (10.0%)

9 (3.6%)

19 (7.6%)

43 (17.3%)

153 (61.4%)

goes smoothly (n = 249)

     

2. The care of the different care providers in general practice

21 (8.2%)

11 (4.3%)

18 (7.1%)

63 (24.7%)

142 (55.7%)

for my heart disease is connected (n = 255)

     

3. The care providers in general practice often give me

129 (49.8%)

79 (30.5%)

29 (11.2%)

8 (3.1%)

14 (5.4%)

contradictory advice about my heart disease (n = 259)

     

4. The care providers in general practice involved in the care

21 (8.2%)

7 (2.7%)

24 (9.3%)

64 (24.9%)

141 (54.9%)

for my heart disease communicate well with each other (n = 257)

     

5. The care providers in general practice involved in the care

12 (4.7%)

11 (4.3%)

31 (12.2%)

54 (21.2%)

147 (57.6%)

for my heart disease have knowledge of my medical record (n = 255)

     

6. The care providers in general practice involved in the care

20 (7.9%)

12 (4.7%)

27 (10.7%)

50 (19.8%)

144 (56.9%)

for my heart disease have knowledge of previous visits (n = 253)

     

Cross-boundary continuity

Never

Seldom

Sometimes

Often

Always

1. The care of the GP and the cardiologist is connected (n = 191)

9 (4.7%)

12 (6.3%)

11 (5.8%)

38 (19.9%)

121 (63.4%)

2. The GP and the cardiologist often give me contradictory

110 (56.4%)

48 (24.6%)

22 (11.3%)

9 (4.6%)

6 (3.1%)

advice about my heart disease (n = 195)

     

3. The GP and the cardiologist transfer information about

9 (4.6%)

11 (5.6%)

14 (7.2%)

37 (19.0%)

124 (63.6%)

my heart disease well between each other (n = 195)

     

4. The GP and the cardiologist communicate well (n = 190)

12 (6.3%)

12 (6.3%)

17 (8.9%)

40 (21.1%)

109 (57.4%)

  1. GP: General practitioner; Items are measured using a patient questionnaire unless otherwise indicated.