Table 3.

Organizational characteristics associated with the four solo practice models of the taxonomy.

Active independent variables	Resourceless isolated		Resourceless collaborative		Resourceful not exclusive		Resourceful networked		All models	Cramer V
	n = 79		n = 53		n = 57		n = 24		n = 213
	%	Value test	%	Value test	%	Value test	%	Value test	%
At least one nurse in the practice	2.5	−5.5	5.7	−3.2	43.9	4.5	62.5	4.5	21.1	0.558
Specialists or other health professionals in the building in which practice is located	26.6	−4.3	18.9	−4.6	82.5	6.4	83.3	3.8	46.0	0.580
At least one information technology available	34.2	−2.5	37.7	−1.2	63.2	2.9	62.5	1.5	46.0	0.268
Radiology or blood sample collection available in the building where practice is located	3.8	−6.7	5.7	−4.6	70.2	7.6	66.7	3.9	29.1	0.691
Collaboration with other PHC practices	1.3	−6.8	66.0	7.3	0.0	−5.9	75.0	5.3	25.4	0.754
Collaboration with hospitals	2.5	−7.0	64.2	6.2	7.0	−4.4	87.5	6.2	28.6	0.728
Doctor's affiliation with another PHC practice	19.0	−0.3	3.8	−3.7	36.8	3.6	25.0	0.2	20.7	0.297
Doctor's affiliation with another health facility	12.7	−2.0	20.8	−0.5	24.6	1.2	33.3	1.9	22.5	0.106
Illustrative variables	Resourceless isolated		Resourceless collaborative		Resourceful not exclusive		Resourceful networked		All models	Cramer V
	n = 79		n = 53		n = 57		n = 24		n = 213
	%		%		%		%		%
Age of doctor (≥65 years)	32.9		37.7		19.3		12.5		28.2	0.199
Sex of doctor (women)	34.2		26.4		24.6		29.2		29.1	0.094
Other general practitioners in the same building	15.0		16.7		45.0		33.3		27.6	0.306
Doctor works 26 hours/week or more in the clinic	82.5		83.3		77.5		91.7		81.9	0.107
Scope of services provided (broad or medium)	58.2		67.9		86.0		83.3		70.9	0.260
Doctor accepts new patients	62.5		58.3		70.0		83.3		66.4	0.128