Personal continuity in general practice | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or more |
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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%) |