Table 2.
Survey items and patients’ responses, mapped to the Institute of Medicine’s domains of health care quality (N=445).
| Health care quality domaina and survey item: “Has CIE changed any of the following...?” | Missing data, n (%) | Much worse, n (%) | Somewhat worse, n (%) | About the same, n (%) | Somewhat better, n (%) | Much better, n (%) | ||||||||
| Effective | ||||||||||||||
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Health conditions | 30 (6.7) | 7 (1.6) | 9 (2) | 276 (62) | 61 (13.7) | 62 (13.9) | |||||||
| Safe | ||||||||||||||
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Safety of care | 33 (7.4) | 7 (1.6) | 7 (1.6) | 260 (58.4) | 68 (15.3) | 70 (15.7) | |||||||
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Accuracy of health information | 25 (5.6) | 9 (2) | 11 (2.5) | 187 (42.0) | 117 (26.3) | 96 (21.6) | |||||||
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Detection of errors in health records | 32 (7.2) | 8 (1.8) | 13 (2.9) | 246 (55.3) | 70 (15.7) | 76 (17.1) | |||||||
| Timely | ||||||||||||||
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Quickness of appointments, diagnosis, and/or treatment | 29 (6.5) | 13 (2.9) | 12 (2.7) | 212 (47.6) | 77 (17.3) | 102 (22.9) | |||||||
| Efficient | ||||||||||||||
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Workload for health care professionals involved in my care | 31 (7.0) | 7 (1.6) | 15 (3.4) | 265 (59.6) | 63 (14.2) | 64 (14.4) | |||||||
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My own workload relating to my care | 28 (6.3) | 11 (2.5) | 23 (5.2) | 209 (47) | 92 (20.7) | 82 (18.4) | |||||||
| Patient centeredness | ||||||||||||||
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Accessibility of my personal health records | 16 (3.6) | 6 (1.3) | 9 (2.0) | 72 (16.2) | 112 (25.2) | 230 (51.7) | |||||||
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My role when making decisions about my health care | 6 (1.3) | 11 (2.5)b | 11 (2.5)b | 188 (42.2)c | 240 (53.9)d | 240 (53.9)d | |||||||
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How much I feel in control of my health care | 6 (1.3) | 19 (4.3)e | 19 (4.3)e | 147 (33)c | 273 (61.2)f | 273 (61.2)f | |||||||
aAs defined by the Institute of Medicine [5].
bI feel I have less of a role.
cNo change.
dI feel I have more of a role.
eI feel I have less control.
fI feel I have more control.