Table 4.
Determinants of quality of general practitioner (GP) follow-up care score* estimated by ordered logistic regression (clustered by sentinel general practices [SGP]), Belgian Network of SGP, Flanders, 2013–2016
Sum of quality indicators complied with | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
n/N (%) | ||||||
All | 14/245 (5.7) | 67/245 (27.4) | 95/245 (38.8) | 69/245 (28.2) | ||
Patient age | ||||||
<65 | 13/209 (6.2) | 63/209 (30.1) | 84/209 (40.2) | 49/209 (23.4) | 0.001 | Reference |
≥65 | 1/36 (2.8) | 4/36 (11.1) | 11/36 (30.6) | 20/36 (55.6) | 4.09 (1.79 to 9.33) | |
GP–patient contact in month preceding attempt | ||||||
No | 11/111 (9.9) | 39/111 (35.1) | 42/111 (37.8) | 19/111 (17.1) | 0.000 | Reference |
Yes | 3/134 (2.2) | 28/134 (20.9) | 53/134 (39.6) | 50/134 (37.3) | 1.97 (1.13 to 3.43) | |
Patient had depression | ||||||
No | 10/99 (10.1) | 30/99 (30.3) | 41/99 (41.1) | 18/99 (18.2) | 0.001 | Reference |
Yes | 2/136 (1.5) | 33/136 (24.3) | 52/136 (36.8) | 51/136 (37.5) | 1.96 (1.14 to 3.37) | |
Urbanisation of the SGP location | ||||||
Urban area | 9/157 (5.7) | 50/157 (31.9) | 63/157 (40.1) | 35/157 (22.3) | 0.032 | Reference |
Suburban area | 5/88 (5.7) | 17/88 (19.3) | 32/88 (36.4) | 34/88 (38.6) | 2.34 (1.13 to 4.82) |
The model initially included independent baseline and follow-up variables (including time span between event and reporting of second follow-up form) that were found to be associated univariately at the (borderline) 0.05 level with the dependent variable.
*The quality of follow-up care score is the sum of three indicators: GP–patient contact in follow-up period, GP contact with patient proxies and scheduling of patient follow-up appointments.
P, p value of univariate association.