Characteristics of Physicians Who Did and Did Not Complete the Follow-Up Survey
| Characteristics | Completed Baseline Survey and 1-Year Follow-Up Survey (n=38) | Completed Baseline Survey Only (n=7) | ρa |
|---|---|---|---|
| aSignificance of Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables, Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables. | |||
| bρ >0.05. | |||
| Intervention arm, No. (%) | |||
| Guided Care group | 18 (47) | 5 (71) | 0.414 |
| Control group | 20 (53) | 2 (29) | |
| Physician characteristics | |||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 45.9 (8.9) | 45.4 (8.1) | 0.974 |
| Female, No. (%) | 14 (37) | 4 (57) | 0.412 |
| Race, No. (%) | |||
| White | 24 (63) | 2 (29) | 0.166 |
| Black | 6 (16) | 1 (14) | |
| Asian | 7 (18) | 4 (57) | |
| Other | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | |
| Panel size, mean (SD), No. | 1,505 (506) | 1,233 (231) | 0.163 |
| Percentage of panel 65 y and older, mean (SD), % | 23 (11) | 22 (8) | 0.748 |
| Outcomes, mean (SD) | |||
| Satisfaction with patient/family communication | 4.15 (0.73) | 3.97 (1.38) | 0.813 |
| Satisfaction with management of chronic care | 4.37 (0.81) | 3.79 (1.45) | 0.346 |
| Time spent managing chronically ill patients | 3.89 (0.93) | 3.67 (0.86) | 0.435 |
| Personal knowledge of patients | 2.64 (0.63) | 2.50 (0.45) | 0.413 |
| Clinical knowledge of patients | 2.77 (0.61) | 2.89 (0.72) | 0.861 |
| Knowledge about all the special visits | 2.76 (0.75) | 2.43 (0.53) | 0.246 |
| Helped appointment for referral visit | 2.24 (1.05) | 3.14 (0.69) | 0.031b |
| Written information to patients’ specialists | 3.34 (0.99) | 3.42 (0.79) | 0.957 |
| Useful information received from specialists | 3.37 (0.67) | 3.29 (0.49) | 0.557 |