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Table 8 Association between patient characteristics and patient-reported quality score (n = 306)

From: Validation of patient- and GP-reported core sets of quality indicators for older adults with multimorbidity in primary care: results of the cross-sectional observational MULTIqual validation study

Characteristic

ß (95% CI)

p

Age (per 10 years)

 − 0.12 (− 0.40/0.16)

0.391

Sex:

 - Women

Reference

 

 - Men

0.03 (− 0.38/0.44)

0.880

Living situation

 - Living together with others

Reference

 

 - Living alone

0.33 (− 0.08/0.73)

0.116

Educational level (pursuant to CASMIN):

 - Uncompleted, general elementary or basic vocational

Reference

 

 - Secondary school certificate or A-level equivalent

0.11 (− 0.32/0.54)

0.623

 - Tertiary education

0.01 (− 0.55/0.58)

0.960

Migration background:

 - Patient and both parents born in Germany

Reference

 

 - Patient born in Germany and at least one parent abroad

 − 0.24 (− 1.18/0.71)

0.623

 - Patient born abroad

0.41 (− 0.35/1.16)

0.290

Number of chronic conditions

0.03 (− 0.01/0.06)

0.125

Self-rated Health (visual analogue scale, per 10 points)

 − 0.06 (− 0.18/0.05)

0.289

Health-related quality of life (pursuant to EQ-5D-5L, German value set)

0.16 (− 0.63/0.96)

0.686

Number of contacts with GP (last 3 months)

0.12 (0.04/0.20)

0.002

Enrolment in a disease management programme

 − 0.25 (− 0.64/0.14)

0.211

Patient satisfaction: willingness to recommend the GP

0.46 (− 0.19/1.11)

0.162

Willingness to use GP as coordinator of treatment (pursuant to F-HaBi)

0.16 (0.10/0.21)

 < 0.001

  1. ß, coefficient; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; p, probability value; CASMIN, Comparative Analysis of Social Mobility in Industrial Nations; EQ-5D-5L, EuroQoL five dimension five level scale; GP, general practitioner; F-HaBi, Fragebogen zur Intensität der Hausarztbindung (“Questionnaire on Intensity of the Commitment to the GP”)