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. 2020 Aug 11;22(8):e19013. doi: 10.2196/19013

Table 4.

Ordered logit regression of the patient experience PREMa items.

Variables Timeb Understandc Questionsd Decisionse


β P value β P value β P value β P value
eHealth Literacy Scalef








Second quartile –0.30 .28 –0.29 .31 –0.42 .12 –0.20 .47

Third quartile –0.31 .24 –0.98 <.001 –0.54 .04 –0.30 .23

Fourth quartile –0.14 .61 –0.51 .09 –0.26 .34 0.15 .57
Age groupg








25-44 years old –0.87 .02 –0.78 .04 –0.81 .03 –0.73 .05

45-64 years old –1.06 .009 –1.45 <.001 –1.38 <.001 –0.88 .03

65+ years old –1.38 .002 –1.81 <.001 –1.58 <.001 –1.42 <.001
Educationh








Secondary –0.27 .31 0.10 .71 –0.03 .90 –0.01 .98

Tertiary 0.25 .37 0.22 .47 0.14 .62 0.08 .78
Gender








Male –0.37 .09 0.12 .59 –0.20 .36 –0.08 .68
Incomei








Second quintile –0.01 .97 –0.31 .36 0.32 .31 0.40 .19

Third quintile 0.22 .57 –0.17 .67 0.50 .17 0.53 .14

Fourth quintile 0.25 .47 –0.22 .54 0.24 .49 0.38 .25

Fifth quintile 0.08 .8 0.07 .83 0.30 .32 0.49 .10
Paid employment








Yes –0.34 .19 –0.14 .60 –0.13 .59 –0.14 .58
Family status








Married/domestic partnership –0.27 .21 –0.22 .32 0.01 .97 –0.12 .55
Residencej








City –0.07 .76 –0.20 .44 0.10 .67 0.21 .37

Village –0.70 .03 –0.34 .31 –0.29 .34 –0.59 .06
Self-perceived healthk








Very bad –13.30 .99 –12.77 .99 0.13 .92 0.03 .98

Bad 1.20 .03 1.67 .02 0.72 .19 1.46 .01

Fair 0.52 .26 1.80 .003 0.41 .35 0.96 .04

Good 0.35 .41 1.35 .02 0.15 .71 0.63 .14
Global Activity Limitation Indicatorl








Limited but not severely 0.26 .27 0.15 .54 0.11 .62 0.22 .34

Severely limited 0.19 .66 0.12 .80 0.33 .44 0.23 .56
Chronic morbidity








Yes 0.18 .49 0.20 .48 0.29 .27 0.39 .12
Settingm








Public specialist 1.23 .009 1.23 .01 n .99 0.37 .46

Private specialist 0.90 .11 1.00 .08 –0.37 .53 0.34 .54
HCP typeo,p








Specialist –1.39 .003 –1.32 .005 –0.41 .42 –0.83 .09

Nurse/other HCP
Regular HCP








Yes –0.29 .28 0.05 .87 –0.35 .18 –0.27 .31
N 502
504
500
477
LRq test χ228 52.7 .003 60.6 <.001 43.7 .03 50.7 .005
GOFr test χ226 18.5 .86 13.5 .98 21.7 .71 24.9 .52

aPREM: OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)-proposed set of questions on Patients’ Experiences with Ambulatory Care.

bDoctor spending enough time with patient in consultation (4-point Likert scale).

cDoctor providing easy to understand explanations (4-point Likert scale).

dDoctor giving opportunity to ask questions or raise concerns (4-point Likert scale).

eDoctor involving patient in decisions about care and treatment (4-point Likert scale).

fBase: first quartile.

gBase: 18-24 years old.

hBase: primary.

iBase: first quintile.

jBase: capital.

kBase: very good.

lBase: not limited.

mBase: general practitioner.

nNot available.

oBase: general practitioner.

pHCP: health care professional.

qLikelihood ratio; omnibus test for independence, current model versus null model.

rGoodness of fit; ordinal version of the Hosmer–Lemeshow test.