Table 1
Practice and patient characteristics.
| PRACTICE CHARACTERISTICS | N = 18 |
|---|---|
| Type of practice, n (%) | |
| Not single-handed practice | 4 (22.2) |
| Single-handed practice | 14 (77.8) |
| Total number of health workers, mean (SD) | 5.2 (1.2) |
| Physicians, mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.5) |
| Non-physicians, mean (SD) | 3.8 (1.0) |
| Cases per quarter, n (%) | |
| <500 cases | 0 (0.0) |
| 500–1,000 cases | 7 (38.9) |
| 1,001–1,500 cases | 7 (38.9) |
| >1,500 cases | 4 (22.2) |
| PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS | N = 340 |
| Continuity of care | |
| Team, mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.7) |
| Cross-boundary, mean (SD) | 3.8 (0.8) |
| Age, mean (SD), n = 316 | 74.5 (9.1) |
| Sex, n (%), n = 339 | |
| Female | 92 (27.1) |
| Male | 247 (72.9) |
| Number of chronic diseases, mean (SD), | 1.6 (1.5) |
| Participation in DMP, n (%) | 76 (24.8) |
[i] SD = Standard deviation.
DMP = Disease management programme.
Table 2
Descriptive data of network characteristics.
| NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS | MEAN (SD) |
|---|---|
| N = 18 | |
| Presence of case coordinator, n (%) | n = 17 |
| No | 12 (70.6) |
| Yes | 5 (29.4) |
| Network reciprocity | 0.6 (0.3) |
| Change of network composition | |
| Changes outside the general practice | 1.7 (0.7) |
| Changes inside the general practice | 2.2 (0.9) |
| Changes cardiology practice | 1.6 (0.6) |
Table 3
Influence of cooperation work on cross-boundary continuity of cardiovascular care.
| B-COEFFICIENT | SE | 95% CI | P-VALUE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presence of care coordinator (ref. no) | 0.08 | 0.11 | –0.16; 0.32 | 0.50 |
| Reciprocity | –0.21 | 0.20 | –0.65; 0.22 | 0.31 |
| Change of network composition | –0.05 | 0.08 | –0.23; 0.13 | 0.56 |
| Team climate | 0.44 | 0.16 | 0.09; 0.78 | 0.02* |
| Intercept | 2.07 | 0.73 | 0.63; 3.51 | <0.01 |
[i] n = 231 patients and 17 general practices.
Model adjusted for network size and number of chronic diseases.
* Statistically significant at α = 0.05.
ref. = reference group, CI = confidence interval, SE = standard error.