Table 5.
Differences in satisfaction after consultation (adjusted for age, sex, time, and intracluster correlation)
| Nurse practitioner
|
General practitioner
|
Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) | P value | Intracluster correlation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) score | No of patients | Mean (SD) score | No of patients | |||||
| Adults | ||||||||
| Medical interview satisfaction scale | 4.40 (0.46) | 388 | 4.24 (0.52) | 390 | 0.18 (0.09 to 0.26) | <0.001 | 0.04 | |
| Communication | 4.35 (0.54) | 370 | 4.21 (0.60) | 384 | 0.13 (0.06 to 0.21) | 0.001 | 0.0* | |
| Distress relief | 4.43 (0.47) | 390 | 4.26 (0.57) | 400 | 0.19 (0.08 to 0.29) | 0.001 | 0.01 | |
| Clinician behaviour | 4.44 (0.49) | 375 | 4.22 (0.57) | 369 | 0.23 (0.15 to 0.32) | <0.001 | 0.2 | |
| Enablement score | 4.92 (3.62) | 335 | 4.43 (3.65) | 361 | 0.65 (−1.50 to 0.19) | 0.13 | 0.14 | |
| Children | ||||||||
| Medical interview satisfaction scale† | 4.39 (0.46) | 220 | 4.17 (0.57) | 181 | 0.23 (0.12 to 0.34) | <0.001 | 0.3 | |
| Communication with parent | 4.58 (0.51) | 223 | 4.48 (0.65) | 190 | 0.07 (−0.26 to 0.16) | 0.159 | 0.00 | |
| Communication with child | 4.16 (0.63) | 176 | 3.67 (0.77) | 147 | 0.47 (0.29 to 0.67) | <0.001 | 0.11 | |
| Distress relief | 4.41 (0.53) | 222 | 4.21 (0.64) | 186 | 0.21 (0.08 to 0.34) | 0.002 | 0.04 | |
| Adherence intent | 4.47 (0.53) | 218 | 4.44 (0.53) | 185 | −0.01 (−0.10 to 0.08) | 0.817 | 0.0* | |
*
Negative estimate of intracluster correlation coefficient.
†
Paediatric version.