Association Between Duration of Patient-Physician Relationship, Experiences Shared Between Patient and Physician, and the Degree to Which Patients Value Continuity of Care (N = 2,504)
| Covariates | Sum of Squares | df | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Reference category is fee-for-service insurance. | ||||
| Age | 0.66 | 1 | 1.47 | .226 |
| Sex | 0.85 | 1 | 1.89 | .17 |
| Health status | 1.92 | 1 | 4.27 | .04 |
| Number of visits in previous year | 23.00 | 1 | 51.14 | <.001 |
| Number of chronic illnesses | 3.01 | 1 | 6.69 | .010 |
| Number of medications | 1.37 | 1 | 3.05 | .081 |
| Insurance* | ||||
| Medicare | 6.44 | 1 | 14.31 | <.001 |
| Medicaid | 1.21 | 1 | 2.69 | .10 |
| Managed care | 1.59 | 1 | 3.54 | .06 |
| None or other | 1.69 | 1 | 3.76 | .05 |
| Main effects (combined) | 96.38 | 4 | 53.58 | <.001 |
| Been through a lot with doctor | 84.56 | 2 | 42.28 | <.001 |
| Number of years as patient of physician | 0.85 | 2 | 0.43 | .39 |
| Two-way Interaction | 4.74 | 4 | 2.64 | .03 |
| Model | 196.30 | 18 | 24.25 | <.001 |
| Residual | 1,117.53 | 2,485 | ||
| Total | 1,313.83 | 2,503 | ||