Table 3 Results of Multivariate (LMM) analysis (Continuous “PE score” during COVID 19)

Intercept

2.52 ± 0.05 ***

2.15 ± 0.08 ***

2.16 ± 0.09 ***

2.14 ± 0.09 ***

Number of GPs per practice

 Solo

/

 Duo

0.01 ± 0.04

 Group

0.05 ± 0.04

Perception of average primary care practice with patients with limited health literacy or low literacy

 Below average

/

/

 Approximately the average

0.04 ± 0.03

0.04 ± 0.03

 Above average

0.05 ± 0.03

0.05 ± 0.03

Perception of average primary care practice with patients with chronic conditions

 Below average

/

/

/

 Approximately the average

0.16 ± 0.06

0.08 ± 0.06

0.08 ± 0.06

 Above average

0.11 ± 0.06 **

0.13 ± 0.06 *

0.14 ± 0.06 *

Main payment system

 Fee-for-service

/

/

/

 Capitation

0.08 ± 0.04

0.09 ± 0.04

0.09 ± 0.04 *

 Other and /or mixed

0.11 ± 0.05

0.10 ± 0.06

0.11 ± 0.05*

Number of patients registered in practice of GP

 ≤ 1500

/

/

/

 > 1500—≤ 3000

0.05 ± 0.04

0.05 ± 0.03

0.05 ± 0.04

 > 3000—≤ 7000

0.05 ± 0.04

0.04 ± 0.04

0.02 ± 0.04

 > 7000

0.07 ± 0.04

0.07 ± 0.04

0.04 ± 0.05

Multidisciplinarity of the practice team

 No

/

/

/

 Yes

0.06 ± 0.03 *

0.05 ± 0.03

0.05 ± 0.03

Availability of administrative support

 No

/

/

/

 Yes

0.04 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.03

Perception of adequate governmental Support

 (Strongly) disagree

/

 Neutral

0.06 ± 0.03*

0.05 ± 0.03

0.05 ± 0.03

 (Strongly) agree

0.15 ± 0.03***

0.17 ± 0.03***

0.17 ± 0.03***

Covariance parameter estimate

 Variance

0.09 ± 0.02***

0.08 ± 0.02***

0.08 ± 0.02***

0.08 ± 0.02***

 Residual

0.40 ± 0.01***

0.40 ± 0.01***

0.40 ± 0.01***

0.40 ± 0.01***

Model information

 AIC

7118.2

6471.2

6290.3

6251.3

 BIC

7123.1

6474.5

6294.3

6254.6

 -2 log likelihood

7112.2

6467.2

6297.6

6247.3

 Likelihood ratio test

/

(331.3) ***

(169.6) ***

(49.7) ***