Comparison of Primary Care Assessment Scores in Different Primary Care Organizational Models by Chronic Disease
| PCAT Score Mean (SE)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Care Experience | Presence | Absence | P Value |
| G-CHC (government owned and managed) | |||
| First contact: utilization | 10.06 (0.21) | 10.06 (0.15) | .988 |
| First contact: accessibility | 10.89 (0.32) | 10.56 (0.22) | .409 |
| Continuity of care | 11.70 (0.29) | 11.07 (0.20) | .084 |
| Coordination of services | 12.62 (0.34) | 11.76 (0.24) | .049 |
| Coordination: information system | 9.10 (0.25) | 8.10 (0.19) | .003 |
| Comprehensiveness: services available | 12.43 (0.35) | 11.98 (0.24) | .304 |
| Comprehensiveness: services provided | 14.32 (0.39) | 13.71 (0.27) | .218 |
| Family centeredness | 9.21 (0.27) | 8.85 (0.19) | .300 |
| Community orientation | 7.07 (0.28) | 7.00 (0.19) | .850 |
| Primary care total scores | 96.17 (1.56) | 92.17 (1.10) | .043 |
| H-CHC (government owned and hospital managed) | |||
| First contact: utilization | 8.88 (0.22) | 8.39 (0.21) | .145 |
| First contact: accessibility | 11.25 (0.29) | 10.89 (0.27) | .418 |
| Continuity of care | 11.89 (0.25) | 10.98 (0.23) | .015 |
| Coordination of services | 11.37 (0.44) | 11.17 (0.36) | .763 |
| Coordination: information system | 8.99 (0.22) | 8.60 (0.20) | .236 |
| Comprehensiveness: services available | 12.66 (0.26) | 12.61 (0.24) | .886 |
| Comprehensiveness: services provided | 14.64 (0.31) | 13.62 (0.30) | .032 |
| Family centeredness | 9.17 (0.25) | 8.40 (0.23) | .036 |
| Community orientation | 7.39 (0.24) | 6.71 (0.23) | .055 |
| Primary care total scores | 94.06 (1.41) | 88.59 (1.30) | .010 |
| P-CHC (privately owned and managed) | |||
| First contact: utilization | 8.26 (0.22) | 7.88 (0.17) | .202 |
| First contact: accessibility | 11.48 (0.28) | 12.17 (0.22) | .065 |
| Continuity of care | 11.33 (0.26) | 11.95 (0.20) | .078 |
| Coordination of services | 11.67 (0.37) | 11.57 (0.28) | .840 |
| Coordination: information system | 9.57 (0.21) | 9.18 (0.15) | .137 |
| Comprehensiveness: services available | 11.34 (0.27) | 12.49 (0.21) | .002 |
| Comprehensiveness: services provided | 13.96 (0.34) | 13.80 (0.27) | .729 |
| Family centeredness | 9.61 (0.28) | 8.48 (0.22) | .003 |
| Community orientation | 7.50 (0.29) | 6.86 (0.22) | .101 |
| Primary care total scores | 93.00 (1.55) | 91.30 (1.21) | .418 |
CHC = community health center; G-CHC = government-owned CHC; H-CHC =hospital-operated CHC; P-CHC = privately owned CHC; PCAT = Primary Care Assessment Tool; SE = standard error.
↵a Primary care assessment scores adjusted for duration of usual source of care, presence of chronic disease, health status, sex, age, educational level, employment status, and household income.