Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the research variables (N=70).
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Organizational context |
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Size of the clinic in terms of number of consultations, n (%) | |||
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Less than 5000 | 6 (8) | |
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5000 to 9999 | 11(16) | |
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10,000 to 14,999 | 13 (19) | |
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15,000 to 19,999 | 23 (33) | |
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20,000 to 24,999 | 6 (8) | |
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More than 25,000 | 11 (16) | |
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Location of the clinic, n (%) | |||
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Nonurban (rural, semirural, or remote) | 27 (39) | |
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Urban | 43 (61) | |
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Type of consultations offered (without appointment), n (%) | 20 (28) | ||
Managerial context |
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Type of clinical governance, n (%) | |||
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FMGa | 49 (70) | |
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Non-FMG | 21 (30) | |
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Experience of the scheduling manager, n (%) |
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Less than 1 year | 5 (7) | |
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1 to 3 years | 17 (25) | |
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4 to 6 years | 22 (31) | |
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7 to 9 years | 7 (10) | |
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More than 10 years | 19 (27) | |
Integration of MASb systems, n (%) |
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Clinic with implemented systems |
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EMRc | 69 (98) | |
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iMASd | 42 (60) | |
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iMAS integrated with the EMR | 38 (54) | |
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MAS | 34 (49) | |
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MAS integrated with the EMR | 23 (33) | |
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Integration of iMAS and MAS systems with the EMR | 18 (26) | |
Extended use of MAS systems, mean (SD) |
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iMAS system (RVSQe) functionalities usedf | 0.8 (1.0) | ||
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MAS system functionalities usedf | 1.6 (2.2) | ||
Advanced accessibility, mean (SD) |
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Advanced access scheduling principles appliedf | 2.4 (1.8) | ||
Availability of medical care, mean (SD) |
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Scheduling performanceg,h | 3.4 (0.7) | ||
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Patient attendancei | 1.6 (1.0) |
aFMG: family medical group.
bMAS: medical appointment scheduling.
cEMR: electronic medical record.
diMAS: interoperable medical appointment scheduling.
eRVSQ: Rendez-vous Santé Québec.
fSee Table 2 for the distribution of this variable.
gCronbach alpha coefficient of reliability (α=.76).
h1=totally disagree, 2=rather disagree, 3=neither disagree nor agree, 4=rather agree, and 5=totally agree.
i0=less than 80%, 1=80% to 84%, 2=85% to 89%, 3=90% to 94%, and 4=95% or more.