Table 2.
Practice characteristics of survey respondents (N = 227) by non-team-based and teambased practice model†
| Practice demographic | Non-team-basedNon-team-based | Team-based | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel size (N, M ± SD) |
Average number of patients in main Toronto practice | 110 1416.12 ± 982.99 |
77 776.16 ± 464.69 |
0.000 |
| Percentage of patients in main Toronto practice who … (N, M ± SD) |
… are uninsured (e.g., do not have OHIP) | 131 2.87 ± 9.93 |
85 8.87 ± 17.32 |
0.004 |
| … are dealing with poverty and/or housing instability | 134 10.82 ± 14.19 |
88 30.51 ± 28.26 |
0.000 | |
| … are medically complex (e.g., multiple chronic health issues) | 137 27.16 ± 22.95 |
89 38.02 ±24.31 |
0.001 | |
| … have severe mental illness and/or addiction problems | 136 11.47 ± 11.67 |
89 20.02 ± 17.01 |
0.000 | |
| … are composed of recent immigrants (arrived in Canada within five years or less)> | 134 10.60 ± 13.86 |
88 16.78 ± 22.42 |
0.023 | |
| … have language barriers | 135 13.69 ± 21.54 |
88 13.45 ± 16.68 |
0.932 | |
| Percentage of community service referrals for your patients that are from … (N, M ± SD) |
… yourself | 76 92.88 ± 16.05 |
123 73.19 ± 22.39 |
0.000 |
| … nurse practitioner | 42 2.12 ± 4.51 |
56 7.09 ± 8.29 |
0.000 | |
| … social worker | 51 7.41 ± 11.31 |
68 17.97 ± 18.02 |
0.000 | |
| … other | 40 12.73 ± 21.00 |
35 11.98 ± 10.79 |
0.845 | |
†
Non-team-based practice models include physicians in the Comprehensive Care Model, Family Health Groups, Family Health Organizations or fee-for-service model. Team-based models include physicians in FHTs or CHCs.