General features
| | | |
PCP as unique activity
|
71.6
|
33.7
|
<0.001
|
Group practice
|
27.7
|
52.3
|
<0.001
|
Self-employed (vs salaried)
|
99.0
|
96.0
|
0.057
|
Computer equipment
|
78.5
|
100.0
|
<0.001
|
Use for making appointments
|
0.7
|
50.2
|
<0.001
|
Use for keeping records of consultations
|
6.0
|
46.7
|
<0.001
|
Use for drug prescriptions
|
3.3
|
55.3
|
<0.001
|
PC access
| | | |
Regular weekly workload as PCP (in hours)
|
50.2
|
46.6
|
< 0.01
|
|
(50.0)
|
(48.5)
| |
Weekly workload (regular + after hours, in hours)
|
67.0
|
51.3
|
<0.001
|
(64.0)
|
(51.0)
| |
Face-to-face patient contacts a day
|
30.9
|
24.0
|
<0.001
|
(30.0)
|
(25.0)
| |
Consultation’s length (minutes)
|
15.1
|
19.6
|
<0.001
|
(15.0)
|
(20.0)
| |
Telephone patient contacts a day
|
7.2
|
6.4
|
0.075
|
(5.0)
|
(5.0)
| |
Home visits a week
|
7.7
|
3.2
|
<0.001
|
(5.0)
|
(2.0)
| |
Nearest other PCP >10 km
|
1.5
|
2.0
|
NS
|
Nearest ambulatory speciality care/clinic >10 km
|
31.4
|
13.9
|
<0.001
|
Nearest hospital >10 km
|
31.8
|
25.4
|
NS
|
Regular face-to-face meeting with (>once/month)
| | | |
Other PCPs
|
81.9
|
61.2
|
<0.001
|
Hospital specialists
|
71.8
|
21.2
|
<0.001
|
Home care nurses
|
66.3
|
26.6
|
<0.001
|
Social workers
|
18.4
|
3.1
|
<0.001
|
Prevention activity involvement
| | | |
Routine antenatal care
|
76.8
|
20.7
|
<0.001
|
Immunization of children
|
91.8
|
58.3
|
<0.001
|
Paediatric surveillance < 4 years
|
83.5
|
40.1
|
<0.001
|
Blood pressure measure routinely
|
77.2
|
79.9
|
NS
|
Blood cholesterol measure routinely
|
13.7
|
36.7
|
<0.001
|