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. 2013 Nov;11(6):517–526. doi: 10.1370/afm.1545

Table 4.

Comparison of Primary Care Assessment Scores in Different Primary Care Organizational Models by Chronic Disease

PCAT Score Mean (SE)a

Primary Care Experience Presence Absence P Value
G-CHC (government owned and managed)
 First contact: utilization 10.06 (0.21) 10.06 (0.15) .988
 First contact: accessibility 10.89 (0.32) 10.56 (0.22) .409
 Continuity of care 11.70 (0.29) 11.07 (0.20) .084
 Coordination of services 12.62 (0.34) 11.76 (0.24) .049
 Coordination: information system 9.10 (0.25) 8.10 (0.19) .003
 Comprehensiveness: services available 12.43 (0.35) 11.98 (0.24) .304
 Comprehensiveness: services provided 14.32 (0.39) 13.71 (0.27) .218
 Family centeredness 9.21 (0.27) 8.85 (0.19) .300
 Community orientation 7.07 (0.28) 7.00 (0.19) .850
 Primary care total scores 96.17 (1.56) 92.17 (1.10) .043
H-CHC (government owned and hospital managed)
 First contact: utilization 8.88 (0.22) 8.39 (0.21) .145
 First contact: accessibility 11.25 (0.29) 10.89 (0.27) .418
 Continuity of care 11.89 (0.25) 10.98 (0.23) .015
 Coordination of services 11.37 (0.44) 11.17 (0.36) .763
 Coordination: information system 8.99 (0.22) 8.60 (0.20) .236
 Comprehensiveness: services available 12.66 (0.26) 12.61 (0.24) .886
 Comprehensiveness: services provided 14.64 (0.31) 13.62 (0.30) .032
 Family centeredness 9.17 (0.25) 8.40 (0.23) .036
 Community orientation 7.39 (0.24) 6.71 (0.23) .055
 Primary care total scores 94.06 (1.41) 88.59 (1.30) .010
P-CHC (privately owned and managed)
 First contact: utilization 8.26 (0.22) 7.88 (0.17) .202
 First contact: accessibility 11.48 (0.28) 12.17 (0.22) .065
 Continuity of care 11.33 (0.26) 11.95 (0.20) .078
 Coordination of services 11.67 (0.37) 11.57 (0.28) .840
 Coordination: information system 9.57 (0.21) 9.18 (0.15) .137
 Comprehensiveness: services available 11.34 (0.27) 12.49 (0.21) .002
 Comprehensiveness: services provided 13.96 (0.34) 13.80 (0.27) .729
 Family centeredness 9.61 (0.28) 8.48 (0.22) .003
 Community orientation 7.50 (0.29) 6.86 (0.22) .101
 Primary care total scores 93.00 (1.55) 91.30 (1.21) .418

CHC = community health center; G-CHC = government-owned CHC; H-CHC =hospital-operated CHC; P-CHC = privately owned CHC; PCAT = Primary Care Assessment Tool; SE = standard error.

a

Primary care assessment scores adjusted for duration of usual source of care, presence of chronic disease, health status, sex, age, educational level, employment status, and household income.