Table 1.
Results of items measuring continuity of care
| Personal continuity in general practice | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. How many different care providers have you seen in general |
161 (53.1%) |
76 (25.1%) |
42 (13.9%) |
19 (6.3%) |
5 (1.7%) |
| practice in the last year for your heart disease? (n = 303) |
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| 2. Total number of contacts with general practice in last year |
10 (4.1%) |
9 (3.7%) |
14 (5.7%) |
16 (6.5%) |
196 (80.0%) |
| (according to medical record) (n = 245) |
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|
Team continuity in general practice |
Never |
Seldom |
Sometimes |
Often |
Always |
| 1. The treatment of my heart disease in general practice |
25 (10.0%) |
9 (3.6%) |
19 (7.6%) |
43 (17.3%) |
153 (61.4%) |
| goes smoothly (n = 249) |
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|
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| 2. The care of the different care providers in general practice |
21 (8.2%) |
11 (4.3%) |
18 (7.1%) |
63 (24.7%) |
142 (55.7%) |
| for my heart disease is connected (n = 255) |
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|
|
| 3. The care providers in general practice often give me |
129 (49.8%) |
79 (30.5%) |
29 (11.2%) |
8 (3.1%) |
14 (5.4%) |
| contradictory advice about my heart disease (n = 259) |
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|
|
| 4. The care providers in general practice involved in the care |
21 (8.2%) |
7 (2.7%) |
24 (9.3%) |
64 (24.9%) |
141 (54.9%) |
| for my heart disease communicate well with each other (n = 257) |
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|
|
| 5. The care providers in general practice involved in the care |
12 (4.7%) |
11 (4.3%) |
31 (12.2%) |
54 (21.2%) |
147 (57.6%) |
| for my heart disease have knowledge of my medical record (n = 255) |
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| 6. The care providers in general practice involved in the care |
20 (7.9%) |
12 (4.7%) |
27 (10.7%) |
50 (19.8%) |
144 (56.9%) |
| for my heart disease have knowledge of previous visits (n = 253) |
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|
Cross-boundary continuity |
Never |
Seldom |
Sometimes |
Often |
Always |
| 1. The care of the GP and the cardiologist is connected (n = 191) |
9 (4.7%) |
12 (6.3%) |
11 (5.8%) |
38 (19.9%) |
121 (63.4%) |
| 2. The GP and the cardiologist often give me contradictory |
110 (56.4%) |
48 (24.6%) |
22 (11.3%) |
9 (4.6%) |
6 (3.1%) |
| advice about my heart disease (n = 195) |
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| 3. The GP and the cardiologist transfer information about |
9 (4.6%) |
11 (5.6%) |
14 (7.2%) |
37 (19.0%) |
124 (63.6%) |
| my heart disease well between each other (n = 195) |
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| 4. The GP and the cardiologist communicate well (n = 190) | 12 (6.3%) | 12 (6.3%) | 17 (8.9%) | 40 (21.1%) | 109 (57.4%) |
GP: General practitioner; Items are measured using a patient questionnaire unless otherwise indicated.