Table 2 Patient reported experiences of continuity of care by city
Variables | Nanjing | Wuhan | P valuea | OR (95% CI)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Relational continuity | ||||
CHC Physician you are familiar with | <0.001 | 2.762(1.878,4.061)*** | ||
Yes | 212(56.4) | 123(31.5) | ||
No | 164(43.6) | 267(68.5) | ||
Same CHC physician every time | <0.001 | 1.846(1.262,2.700)** | ||
Yes | 179(47.1) | 132(33.4) | ||
No | 201(52.9) | 263(66.6) | ||
CHC physician knowing your disease history | 0.002 | 1.762(1.206,2.572)** | ||
Yes | 214(58.3) | 182(46.8) | ||
No | 153(41.7) | 207(53.2) | ||
Information continuity | ||||
Frequency of communications between CHC and hospital physicians | <0.001 | |||
Many | 26(7.0) | 18(4.8) | 1.460(0.637,1.024) | |
Fair | 71(19.1) | 33(8.7) | 3.019(1.723,5.288)*** | |
Few | 70(18.9) | 58(15.3) | 1.695(1.020,2.817)* | |
Do not know | 204(55.0) | 269(71.2) | Ref | |
Communication results | <0.001 | |||
Good | 33(10.2) | 10(3.6) | 2.173(0.848,5.567) | |
Fair | 209(64.1) | 119(53.1) | 1.664(1.019,2.718)** | |
Poor | 84(25.8) | 95(42.4) | Ref | |
Whether hospital and CHC physicians have same suggestions | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 119(33.1) | 83(23.0) | 1.869(1.211,2.884)** | |
No | 26(7.2) | 15(4.2) | 1.543(0.666,3.578) | |
Do not know | 215(59.7) | 263(72.9) | Ref | |
How your treatment strategy was formulated | <0.001 | |||
CHC physician | 190(50.5) | 126(32.5) | 8.553(4.247,17.229)*** | |
Hospital physician | 138(36.7) | 157(40.5) | 4.495(2.243,9.009)*** | |
CHC physician together with hospital physician | 33(8.8) | 4(1.0) | 32.825(8.355,128.963)*** | |
No fixed strategy | 15(4.0) | 101(26.0) | Ref. | |
Management continuity | ||||
Total continuum between hospital- and CHC- physician provided services | <0.001 | 3.932(2.394,6.459)*** | ||
Yes | 232(72.7) | 78(41.5) | ||
No | 87(27.3) | 110(58.5) | ||