Table 4.
Regression Model Patient Perceptions of Integrated Care
| Variable | Coordination with diabetes providers | Coordination with heart specialist providers | Coordination with mental health providers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | se | b | se | b | se | |
| Intercept | 3.22*** | .27 | 3.28*** | .25 | 3.35*** | .40 |
| VA visits | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Elixhauser condition count | .03 | .02 | .03* | .02 | .01 | .02 |
| A1c levels below 7 | − .23*** | .05 | .00 | .05 | .00 | .06 |
| Specialty care visit rate | − .18 | .11 | − .19 | .11 | − .40*** | .14 |
| Less than 2 years VA (ref > 5) | − .35*** | .05 | − .30*** | .05 | − .29*** | .06 |
| 2 to 5 years VA (ref > 5) | − .59*** | .19 | − .50*** | .19 | − .34 | .29 |
| Panel size per 1000 patients | .00 | .01 | − .02 | .01 | .00 | .02 |
| CBOC | − .11* | .05 | .06 | .05 | − .03 | .07 |
| Rural practice setting | .02 | .07 | − .02 | .06 | .10 | .09 |
| Nurse practitioner (ref = MD) | − .04 | .06 | .00 | .06 | − .17* | .08 |
| Physician assistant (ref = MD) | .20 | .12 | .09 | .11 | − .21 | .19 |
| Feedback: not used (ref = helpful) | − .23*** | .08 | .03 | .07 | − .26* | .010 |
| Feedback: not helpful (ref = helpful) | − .05 | .05 | .00 | .05 | − .11 | .07 |
| Relational coordination | .09** | .04 | − .01 | .04 | .12* | .05 |
| Teamwork | .03 | .03 | .00 | .03 | .06 | .04 |
Model adjusts for patient age, gender, race, ethnicity, and relationship status
CBOC community-based outpatient setting, b unstandardized coefficient, se standard error
*Significant at p < .05; **significant at p < .01; ***significant at p < .001