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Table 3 Multilevel model results

From: Is the co-location of GPs in primary care centres associated with a higher patient satisfaction? Evidence from a population survey in Italy

Multilevel model results

Null model

Full model

FAG = n. 28; GP = n. 549; patient = n. 1.998

FAG = n. 28; GP = n. 538; patient = n. 1.809

Fixed effects

Coeff.

S.E.

P

Coeff.

S.E.

p

Level 1

      

Intercept

83.98

0.45

p < 0.001

81.64

5.17

p < 0.001

Co-location of multidisciplinary team in primary care centres

  Patients of GP within PCC with experience of multidisciplinary team (ref)

      

 Patients of GP within PCC without experience of multidisciplinary team

   

-3.65

1.24

p < 0.01

 Patients of GP not in PCC with other experience of multidisciplinary team

   

-2.59

1.51

 

 Patients of GP not in PCC without any experience of multidisciplinary team

   

-3.44

1.22

p < 0.01

Gender

 Female

   

-0.67

0.66

 

Age group 18–45 y (ref)

      

 46–65 y

   

1.38

0.81

 

 65+ y

   

1.54

1.08

 

Educational level Low (primary) (ref)

 Medium (secondary)

   

-0.52

1.13

 

 High (high school, degree)

   

-0.59

1.17

 

Self-reported health status Bad (ref)

      

 Fair

   

3.01

1.13

p < 0.01

 Good

   

5.96

1.23

p < 0.001

Self-reported chronic conditions

 Yes

   

1.73

0.78

p < 0.05

Frequency of visits to GP in the last year Never (ref)

 Rarely (1–4 times/year)

   

2.69

2.13

 

 Sometimes (at least 5 times/year)

   

3.87

2.18

 

Main reason for visit to GP Health

   

2.10

0.67

p < 0.01

Level 2

      

Gender

      

 Female

   

-0.36

0.87

 

Age

   

-0.14

0.07

p < 0.05

Patient practice size

   

0.004

0.001

p < 0.001

Random part

Var.

S.E.

CI

Var.

S.E.

CI

 Level 3 variance (FAG)

2.43

1.55

0.70–8.47

3.20

1.77

1.08–9.46

 Level 2 variance (GP)

10.12

3.97

4.69–21.81

6.93

4.07

2.19–21.91

 Level 1 variance (patient)

185.19

6.66

172.58–198.72

182.53

6.99

169.33–196.75

ICC

ICC

S.E.

CI

ICC

S.E.

CI

 FAG

0.012

0.008

0.004–0.042

0.017

0.009

0.006–0.048

 GP

0.063

0.020

0.034–0116

0.053

0.022

0.023–0.115