Table 1.
Providers’ report of their perceptions of reviewing the QPA based upon the QPA score, provider type, experience, age of child, and number of QPA reviews
| The QPA increased objectivity (N = 315) | The QPA facilitated communication (N = 311) | The QPA increased the quality of visit (N = 310) | QPA added value to the visit (N = 311) | The parent is receptive to QPA (N = 314) | The QPA worked overall (N = 307) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % yes | p-value | % yes | p-value | % yes | p-value | % yes | p-value | % yes | p-value | % > / = 7 | p-value | |
| QPA Score | .667 | .360 | .568 | .568 | .523 | .618 | ||||||
| 0–2 (N = 248) | 65.7 | 76.1 | 64.1 | 66.8 | 75.1 | 62.7 | ||||||
| 3–4 (N = 45) | 73.3 | 76.1 | 68.2 | 72.1 | 82.2 | 69.8 | ||||||
| > 4 (N = 21) | 66.7 | 90.0 | 75.0 | 76.1 | 71.4 | 68.4 | ||||||
| Provider type | .003* | .044* | .001* | < .001* | .500 | < .001* | ||||||
| Attending (N = 86) | 80.2 | 86.0 | 81.4 | 86.9 | 80.2 | 86.7 | ||||||
| NP (N = 100) | 68.0 | 78.8 | 66.3 | 60.0 | 73.0 | 49.4 | ||||||
| Resident (N = 126) | 57.9 | 71.5 | 56.1 | 62.4 | 77.2 | 59.7 | ||||||
| Years of Experience | .326 | .940 | .103 | .980 | .0842 | .492 | ||||||
| < 10 years (N = 218) | 65.6 | 78.0 | 63.6 | 68.7 | 74.0 | 62.6 | ||||||
| < 10 years (N = 94) | 71.3 | 77.0 | 73.1 | 68.8 | 83.0 | 66.6 | ||||||
| Age of child | .535 | .585 | .717 | .317 | .035* | .870 | ||||||
| < = 30 months (N = 265) | 71.4 | 73.4 | 67.3 | 73.5 | 63.5 | 63.3 | ||||||
| > 30 months (N = 49) | 66.9 | 77.1 | 64.7 | 66.2 | 77.4 | 58.6 | ||||||
| Number of QPA reviews | .014* | .264 | .001* | .102 | .627 | .126 | ||||||
| 1–5 times (N = 192) | 62.5 | 74.4 | 57.8 | 63.5 | 68.2 | 58.9 | ||||||
| > 5 times (N = 120) | 75.8 | 80.0 | 76.7 | 72.5 | 70.8 | 67.5 | ||||||
NP indicates Nurse Practitioner
*p value < 0.05