Table 2.

Mean Change in Clinical Quality Measure With Each 1-Point Increase in QICA Score

Clinical Quality MeasureUnadjusted Mean Change (95% CI)Adjusteda Mean Change (95% CI) [P Valueb]
Aspirin use (N = 130)‒0.58 (‒3.44 to 2.28)‒0.20 (‒2.61 to 2.21) [.87]
Blood pressure control (N = 161)1.74 (0.74 to 2.74)1.25 (0.41 to 2.09) [.003]
Smoking screening/cessation counseling (N = 130)0.16 (‒1.88 to 2.20)0.52 (‒1.20 to 2.24) [.55]

  • QICA = Quality Improvement Capacity Assessment.

  • ↵aAdjusted for baseline Clinical Quality Measure.

  • ↵bFrom Wald test for difference of coefficient from 0; see Methods for assumptions made to estimate the standard error.