Association Between Coordination and Continuity According to Level of Specialty Care Use
| Independent Variables (Adjusted)a,b | Difference in Mean Coordination (95% CI) | PValue |
|---|---|---|
| CAD = coronary artery disease; RxRisk = medication-based risk adjustment measure.36 | ||
| a Adjusted for sex, race (nonwhite, white), age (65–69, 70–74, 75–79, 80–84, 85+ years), chronic disease (CAD, diabetes, both), self-rated health (excellent/very good, good, fair/poor), RxRisk (low, medium, high), hospital admissions (no, yes). | ||
| b Excluded 77 respondents because of missing race, self-rated health, or primary care physician data. | ||
| c Interpretation: mean predicted change in coordination associated with increase of 1 SD. | ||
| Continuity in low specialty care users, raw score (SD)c | 2.71 (1.6 to 3.8) | <.001 |
| Continuity in high specialty care users, raw score (SD)c | 0.28 (−1.6 to 2.2) | .77 |