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Table 5 Characteristics associated with Total, In-Person and Virtual Mean Weekly Family Physician Visits in London and Middlesex County, Ontario (N = 549)

From: Virtual family physician care during COVID-19: a mixed methods study using health administrative data and qualitative interviews

a. Linear Regression of Ratio of Pandemic to Pre-pandemic for Total Mean Weekly Visits (N = 549)

Ratio of Pandemic to Pre-pandemic for Total Mean Weekly Visits

Early 1st Wavea to Pre-pandemic

Mid-Late 1st Wavea to Pre-pandemic

Early 2nd Wavea to Pre-pandemic

Characteristics at Baselineb

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

FP age > 50 (ref = < 50 years)

−0.024

−0.077, 0.029

− 0.045

− 0.106, 0.015

− 0.112

− 0.204, − 0.02

FP Sex Male (ref = female)

− 0.052

− 0.118, 0.013

− 0.030

− 0.104, 0.044

− 0.034

− 0.147, 0.079

Practice location rural (ref = urban)

−0.033

− 0.191, 0.126

0.024

− 0.157, 0.204

− 0.014

−0.288, 0.26

FP age/sex/rurality unknown (ref = < 50 years, female, urban known)

0.034

−0.086, 0.154

0.152

0.016, 0.289

0.156

−0.052, 0.364

Practice model (ref = FFS/FFS enhancedc)

0.009

−0.048, 0.066

0.008

−0.057, 0.073

0.067

−0.032, 0.166

Full-time equivalent (ref = less than full-time)

0.065

0.005, 0.125

0.061

−0.007, 0.129

0.116

0.013, 0.219

Mean % female patients

0.003

0, 0.007

0.003

−0.001, 0.007

0.002

−0.004, 0.007

Mean % patients with multimorbidityc

0.002

0.001, 0.004

0.003

0.001, 0.004

0.000

−0.003, 0.003

b. Linear Regression of Ratio of Pandemic to Pre-pandemic for In-Person Mean Weekly Visits (N = 549)

Ratio of Pandemic to Pre-pandemic for In-Person Mean Weekly Visits

Early 1st Wavea to Pre-pandemic

Mid-Late 1st Wavea to Pre-pandemic

Ratio of Early 2nd Wavea to Pre-pandemic

Characteristics at Baselineb

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

FP age > 50 (ref = < 50 years)

−0.050

−0.087, − 0.013

−0.085

− 0.133, − 0.037

−0.107

− 0.182, − 0.032

FP Sex Male (ref = female)

0.007

− 0.038, 0.052

0.002

− 0.057, 0.061

−0.006

− 0.099, 0.086

Practice location rural (ref = urban)

−0.024

− 0.134, 0.086

0.115

− 0.028, 0.258

0.045

− 0.179, 0.268

FP age/sex/rurality unknown (ref = < 50 years, female, urban known)

0.017

− 0.066, 0.101

0.043

− 0.065, 0.152

0.123

− 0.046, 0.293

Practice model (ref = FFS/FFS enhancedc)

−0.069

− 0.108, − 0.029

−0.093

− 0.144, − 0.041

−0.008

− 0.089, 0.072

Full-time equivalent (ref = less than full-time)

0.036

−0.005, 0.077

0.033

−0.021, 0.086

0.063

−0.021, 0.147

Mean % female patients

−0.001

−0.003, 0.001

− 0.002

−0.004, 0.001

− 0.001

−0.006, 0.003

Mean % patients with multimorbidityc

0.006

0.005, 0.007

0.006

0.005, 0.008

0.004

0.002, 0.006

c. Linear Regression of Pandemic Mean Weekly Virtual Visits as a Proportion of Pandemic Mean Weekly Total Visits (N = 549)

Pandemic Mean Weekly Virtual Visits as proportion of Mean Weekly Total Visits

Early 1sta Wave

Virtual Visits as proportion of Total Pandemic Visits

Mid-Latea 1st Wave

Virtual Visits as proportion of Total Pandemic Visits

Early 2nda Wave

Virtual Visits as proportion of Total Pandemic Visits

Characteristics at Baselineb

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

FP age > 50 (ref = < 50 years)

0.058

0.006, 0.11

0.059

0.012, 0.106

0.025

−0.022, 0.071

FP Sex Male (ref = female)

−0.023

− 0.086, 0.04

−0.021

− 0.078, 0.037

−0.002

− 0.059, 0.054

Practice location rural (ref = urban)

0.018

−0.132, 0.168

−0.093

− 0.23, 0.044

−0.062

− 0.197, 0.073

FP age/sex/rurality unknown (ref = < 50 years, female, urban known)

0

− 0.116, 0.117

0.005

− 0.102, 0.111

− 0.031

−0.138, 0.075

Practice model (ref = FFS/FFS enhancedc)

0.13

0.076, 0.185

0.116

0.066, 0.166

0.039

−0.01, 0.088

FTE (ref = less than full-time)

0.023

−0.036, 0.081

0.019

−0.035, 0.072

0.003

−0.05, 0.056

Mean % patients where sex = femalec

0.005

0.001, 0.008

0.004

0.002, 0.007

0.004

0.002, 0.007

Mean % patients with multimorbidityc

−0.008

−0.009, − 0.006

−0.006

− 0.008, − 0.005

−0.005

− 0.007, − 0.004

  1. aPre-pandemic defined as 12 months prior to March 14, 2020, Early 1st Wave defined as March 14–May 10, 2020, Mid-Late 1st Wave defined as May 11–September 17, 2020, Early 2nd Wave defined as September 18–October 31, 2020
  2. bBaseline is March 14, 2020
  3. cFFS = Fee for service; Mean % sex = female is % of patients seen that were female, estimate is for additional 10% of females seen; Mean % patients with multimorbidity is % of patients seen that had multimorbidity, estimate is for additional 10% of patients having multimorbidity