Table 4.
Clinical management index score by patients' characteristics and financial arrangements.
| Clinical management index score (0–10) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | P -value | |
| OVERALL | 5.70 (1.95) | |
| PATIENTS' CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Health condition | ||
| Diabetic | 6.13 (1.78) | |
| Hypertensive | 5.15 (1.94) | |
| Comorbid | 6.62 (1.70) | <0.001 |
| Age groups | ||
| ≤ 49 | 5.32 (2.04) | |
| 50–59 | 5.69 (1.88) | |
| 60 + | 5.96 (1.91) | < .001 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 5.55 (1.96) | |
| Male | 6.02 (1.89) | <0.001 |
| Nationality | ||
| Lebanese | 6.03 (1.95) | |
| Syrian | 5.46 (1.92) | <0.001 |
| Fragility setting | ||
| Setting 1 | 5.60 (2.06) | |
| Setting 2 | 5.72 (1.93) | 0.356 |
| Health coverage | ||
| No | 5.66 (1.94) | |
| Yes | 5.75 (1.96) | 0.337 |
| Education level | ||
| No formal schooling | 5.47 (1.96) | |
| Primary | 5.83 (1.95) | |
| Secondary | 6.11 (1.83) | |
| High school and above | 5.80 (1.90) | <0.001 |
| Proportion of medicine expenses paid by patient | ||
| Free | 5.46 (1.92) | |
| Partial/full | 6.13 (1.94) | <0.001 |
| Proportion of consultations paid by patient | ||
| Free | 5.57 (2.02) | |
| Partial/full | 5.85 (1.89) | 0.004 |
| Proportion of diagnostic tests paid by patient | ||
| Free | 5.55 (2.05) | |
| Partial/full | 5.93 (1.81) | <0.001 |
| Patients payment contribution | ||
| None | 5.21 (2.02) | |
| Partial to full | 5.96 (1.88) | <0.001 |