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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Feb 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Patient Saf. 2024 Sep 17;20(8):556–563. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001283

TABLE 4.

Effect of Survey Responses on Patient-Perceived Diagnostic Breakdowns, by Breakdown Type, Unadjusted and Adjusted for Patient, Appointment, and Survey Characteristics

Accuracy Breakdown
Timeliness Breakdown
Communication Breakdown
Unadjusted Odds Ratio Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval Unadjusted Odds Ratio Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval Unadjusted Odds Ratio Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval

Average access score
 Greater than 50 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 50 or less 0.66 0.66 0.46–0.97* 2.17 2.26 1.62–3.16* 1.14 1.27 0.90–1.79
Average provider score
 Greater than 50 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 50 or less 4.36 5.13 3.42–7.69* 1.47 1.34 0.84–2.14 6.66 6.47 4.39–9.55*
Average personal score
 Greater than 50 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 50 or less 1.04 1.05 0.65–1.71 1.55 1.66 1.03–2.69* 1.27 1.33 0.84–2.13
Average practice score
 Greater than 50 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 50 or less 2.31 2.08 1.45–2.98* 1.67 1.86 1.25–2.77* 2.44 2.58 1.79–3.71*
Patient age 1.00 0.99–1.01 1.00 0.99–1.01 1.00 0.99–1.01
Elapsed days (from appointment to survey response) 1.01 1.003–1.02* 1.01 1.00–1.02* 1.01 1.00–1.02
Patient sex
 Male Reference Reference Reference
 Female 1.02 0.77–1.35 1.46 1.06–2.02* 1.40 1.03–1.91*
Visit type
 In-person Reference Reference Reference
 Telehealth 1.48 1.07–2.04* 0.70 0.50–0.98* 0.59 0.43–0.82*
Survey distribution
 Internet Reference Reference Reference
 Paper 1.13 0.79–1.60 1.23 0.85–1.78 1.13 0.79–1.63
*

Significant at P ≤ 0.05.