Table 3.

Regression Models Examining Patient Characteristics, Visit Characteristics, Seeing Regular Physician, and Patient’s Valuing Continuity as Predictors of Patient Rating of Satisfaction with the Physician Visit

CharacteristicsModel 1Model 2*Model 3 †
βSE(β)P ValueβSE(β)P ValueβSE(β)P Value
* Model 2 includes visit characteristics (length and number of problems).
† Model 3 Includes visit characteristics and interaction of value of continuity and regular physician.
‡ Reference category for categorical variables.
§ Reference category is male.
Patient characteristics
Age, years
13–39‡
0–12.042.044 .340.051.044 .251−.001.045 .984
40 and older.179.033< .001.156.034<.001.080.034 .019
Sex§.052.027 .055.037.027 .178.018.028 .514
Health status.086.018< .001.103.018<.001.084.019< .001
Number of visits in previous year.009.005 .090.013.005 .020.000.006 .998
Insurance type
Fee for service‡
    Managed care−.029.034 .387−.032.034 .341−.053.034 .120
    Medicare.071.042 .087.071.042 .092−.006.044 .901
    Medicaid.047.065 .471.071.065 .275.030.066 .649
    None−.025.056 .663−.037.057 .516−.096.059 .103
    Other−.038.078 .623−.012.078 .878−.075.085 .374
Visit characteristics
Length of visit.013.002< .001.013.003<.001
Number of problems addressed.024.013 .062.010.013 .443
Continuity
Visit made to regular physician−.555.231 .017
Patient value of continuity.105.052 .044
Interaction of patient value of continuity with regular physician.207.056<.001
Model R2.025.042.148