Table 4 Intended Ultimate Outcome: Patient-reported indicators of ongoing appropriate primary care
Intended outcome of appropriate care | Baseline, in last 6 months n = 60 | Follow-up, in last 3 months n = 54 | Paired t-Test of difference (n = paired observations) |
|---|---|---|---|
Consumers’ needs addressed ‘in right location’ (Box 8) | |||
Mean number of visits to a primary care doctor’s office or clinic (Standard Deviation) | 1.2 (2.4) | 2.00 (1.6) | p = 0.04 n = 54 |
Used community health or social services for a specific health problem | 5.9% (3/51) | 16.7% (8/48) | p = 0.13 n = 46 |
Regular doctor referred to a community health or social service | 4.1% (1/24) | 12.5% (6/48) | p = 0.06 n = 15 |
Reduced forgone care and use of hospital emergency room | |||
Experienced difficulty getting care among those needing care | 53.5% (23/43) | 18.4% (7/38) | P = 0.007 n = 36 |
Forgone care due to access difficulty | 40.8% (20/49) | 12.2% (6/50) | p = 0.013 n = 42 |
Use of the hospital emergency room | 20.0% (12/60) | 11.1% (6/54) | p = 0.29 n = 54 |
Among ER users, used due to difficulty accessing primary care | 75.0% (9/12) | 0% (0/6) | – |