Table 3.

Pearson's correlation coefficients (95% confidence intervals) for each domain of general practice assessment survey, with general practice assessment survey “technical care” and three records based measures, unadjusted, but weighted by number sampled in each practice

	General practice assessment survey measures									Records based measures
	Access	Receptionists	Continuity of care	Communication	Interpersonal skills	Trust	Knowledge of patient	Practice nursing	Technical care	Hypertension monitored	Hypertension controlled
General practice assessment survey measures:
Technical care	0.33 (−0.16 to 0.69)	0.33 (−0.16 to 0.69)	0.33 (−0.17 to 0.69)	0.85 (0.64 to 0.94)	0.88 (0.69 to 0.95)	0.87 (0.69 to 0.95)	0.84 (0.62 to 0.94)	0.32 (−0.17 to 0.68)	1	—	—
Records based measures:
Hypertension monitored	0.16 (−0.33 to 0.58)	0.30 (−0.19 to 0.67)	−0.03 (−0.49 to 0.44)	−0.01 (−0.47 to 0.46)	0.15 (−0.34 to 0.58)	0.05 (−0.42 to 0.51)	−0.04 (−0.50 to 0.43)	0.08 (−0.40 to 0.52)	0.22 (−0.28 to 0.62)	1	—
Hypertension controlled	−0.09 (−0.53 to 0.40)	−0.11 (−0.55 to 0.38)	−0.38 (−0.72 to 0.11)	0.29 (−0.21 to 0.66)	0.37 (−0.11 to 0.72)	0.29 (−0.21 to 0.66)	0.28 (−0.22 to 0.66)	0.36 (−0.13 to 0.71)	0.30 (−0.19 to 0.67)	0.52 (0.07 to 0.79)	1
Influenza vaccination	−0.46 (−0.76 to 0.01)	−0.35 (−0.70 to 0.14)	−0.44 (−0.75 to 0.03)	0.03 (−0.44 to 0.49)	0.05 (−0.43 to 0.50)	0.08 (−0.40 to 0.53)	−0.10 (−0.54 to 0.39	−0.02 (−0.48 to 0.45)	−0.05 (−0.50 to 0.43)	−0.08 (−0.53 to 0.40)	0.27 (−0.22 to 0.66)