Table 5.
Descriptive statistics of the German MHCCS-H
| Item | Original domain | N | Mean | SD | Variance | Skewness | Kurtosis | Item difficulty in % | Corrected item-total correlation* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our primary care team is made up of members with clearly defined roles in caring for patients. | Accountability | 139 | 1.52 | 0.871 | 0.759 | 1.980 | 3.911 | 13.00 | 0.446 |
| Our primary care team and the patients share responsibilities in managing patients’ health. | 136 | 1.47 | 0.740 | 0.547 | 1.885 | 4.380 | 11.75 | 0.455 | |
| Our primary care team is characterised by trusting collaboration. | 139 | 1.32 | 0.616 | 0.380 | 2.491 | 8.978 | 8.00 | 0.453 | |
| Our primary care team works with patients to help them understand their roles and responsibilities in their care. | 139 | 1.37 | 0.617 | 0.381 | 1.807 | 3.758 | 9.25 | 0.630 | |
| Our primary care team uses electronic data (e.g. diagnostical findings, lab results), to identify patients with complex health needs (e.g. multimorbity).N | IT capacity | 130 | 1.53 | 0.728 | 0.530 | 1.605 | 3.636 | 13.25 | 0.515 |
| Our primary care team uses electronic data (e.g. diagnostical findings, lab results), to monitor the outcomes of patient treatment. | 137 | 1.36 | 0.541 | 0.292 | 1.125 | 0.264 | 9.00 | 0.621 | |
| Our primary care team uses electronic data (e.g. diagnostical findings, lab results), to track quality indicators of patient care, e.g. percentage of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus whose HbA1C was checked last year. | 121 | 1.77 | 1.101 | 1.213 | 1.501 | 1.498 | 19.25 | 0.544 | |
| Our primary care team uses an electronic patient chart or other electronic system, to support the documentation of patient needs. | 136 | 1.24 | 0.683 | 0.467 | 3.614 | 14.701 | 6.00 | 0.305 | |
| Our primary care team uses an electronic health record system or other electronic systems to develop care plans. | 125 | 2.55 | 1.405 | 1.975 | 0.485 | −1.094 | 38.75 | 0.529 | |
| Our primary care team uses an electronic health record system or other electronic systems to determine clinical outcomes. | 136 | 1.63 | 0.949 | 0.901 | 1.749 | 2.842 | 15.75 | 0.462 | |
| Our primary care team informs patients about any diagnosis in a way that they can understand. | Communication | 136 | 1.60 | 0.837 | 0.700 | 1.708 | 3.477 | 15.00 | 0.475 |
| Someone on our primary care team helps patients understand all of the choices for their care. | 135 | 1.44 | 0.665 | 0.443 | 1.518 | 2.244 | 11.00 | 0.695 | |
| Our primary care team considers and respects patients’ individual values when recommending treatments. | 135 | 1.65 | 0.716 | 0.512 | 1.000 | 0.991 | 16.25 | 0.553 | |
| Our primary care team’s care coordination activities are based upon ongoing assessment of patient needs. | 128 | 1.75 | 0.896 | 0.803 | 1.317 | 1.813 | 18.75 | 0.408 | |
| Someone on our primary care team asks for patients‘ input when making a plan for their care. | Plan of Care | 39 | 1.97 | 0.932 | 0.868 | 0.876 | 0.165 | 24.25 | 0.704 |
| Someone on our primary care team helps make care plans that patients can follow in their daily life. | 41 | 1.93 | 0.818 | 0.670 | 1.002 | 1.184 | 23.25 | 0.811 | |
| Someone on our primary care team develops care plans that incorporate plans recommended by other health care providers that patients see. | 40 | 1.90 | 0.709 | 0.503 | 0.600 | 0.779 | 22.50 | 0.487 | |
| Our primary care team reviews and updates patients‘ care plans with them. | Follow-up Plan of Care | 42 | 1.57 | 0.737 | 0.544 | 1.276 | 1.569 | 14.25 | 0.524 |
| Our primary care team gives patients a copy of their care plan.M | 40 | 1.55 | 0.677 | 0.459 | 0.852 | −0.368 | 13.75 | 0.308 | |
| Our primary care team follows through with the care plans. | 42 | 1.71 | 0.774 | 0.599 | 0.885 | 0.385 | 17.75 | 0.598 | |
| Our primary care team uses patients‘ care plans to follow progress. | 39 | 1.82 | 0.644 | 0.414 | 0.177 | −0.534 | 20.50 | 0.596 | |
| Our primary care team helps patients plan so they can take care of their health even when things change or when unexpected things happen. | 133 | 1.68 | 0.792 | 0.627 | 1.001 | 0.457 | 17.00 | 0.288 | |
| Someone on our primary care team helps patients set goals for managing their health. | Self-Management | 132 | 1.93 | 0.764 | 0.583 | 0.429 | −0.306 | 23.25 | 0.489 |
| Someone on our primary care team checks to see if patients are reaching their goals. | 128 | 2.00 | 0.851 | 0.724 | 0.701 | 0.451 | 25.00 | 0.618 | |
| Our practice has behaviour change interventions readily available for patients as part of routine care. | 132 | 2.01 | 1.149 | 1.321 | 1.119 | 0.387 | 25.25 | 0.548 | |
| Our practice has peer support readily available for patients as part of routine care. | 119 | 3.71 | 1.311 | 1.718 | −0.586 | −0.833 | 67.75 | 0.492 | |
| Someone on our primary care team asks patients about what they need for support, e.g. with home care, equipment or transportation. | Link to Community Resources | 137 | 1.74 | 0.885 | 0.783 | 1.189 | 0.781 | 18.50 | 0.582 |
| Someone on our primary care team offers patients the opportunity to learn more about managing their health, e.g. with group appointments, support groups, or patient education. | 134 | 2.16 | 1.343 | 1.802 | 0.977 | −0.334 | 29.00 | 0.412 | |
| Someone on our primary care team gives patients information about additional supportive services offered at the practice or in their community, e.g. counselling programmes, support groups or rehabilitation programmes. | 136 | 1.76 | 0.960 | 0.922 | 1.457 | 1.959 | 19.00 | 0.650 | |
| Someone on our primary care team encourages patients to attend programmes in their community, e.g. support or sports groups. | 134 | 1.65 | 0.895 | 0.801 | 1.585 | 2.514 | 16.25 | 0.720 | |
| Someone on our primary care team connects patients to needed services, e.g. transportation or home care. | 135 | 1.36 | 0.592 | 0.350 | 1.676 | 2.849 | 9.00 | 0.554 | |
| When patients are discharged from the hospital, our primary care team is informed about the care patients received from the hospital. | Care Transitions | 134 | 1.71 | 0.812 | 0.659 | 1.267 | 1.946 | 17.75 | 0.604 |
| When patients are discharged from the hospital, our primary care team knows about new prescriptions or if there was a change in medication. | 136 | 1.57 | 0.737 | 0.543 | 1.660 | 4.088 | 14.25 | 0.727 | |
| When patients are discharged from hospital, our primary care team receives the discharge summaries in a timely manner. | 136 | 1.90 | 0.702 | 0.493 | 0.797 | 1.356 | 22.50 | 0.592 | |
| When patients are discharged from the hospital and there are test results pending, they will be integrated into the patient records within two weeks. | 137 | 2.15 | 0.817 | 0.758 | 0.796 | 0.513 | 28.75 | 0.425 |
* observed in original domain
N missing in analysis results description in original publication, included in final questionnaire of original publication, domain IT Capacity assumed
M missing in analysis results description in original publication, included in final questionnaire of original publication, domain Follow-up Plan of Care assumed