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Table 3 Quality of primary care as perceived by healthcare professionals at baseline (T0) and follow-up (T1)

From: An integrated primary care approach for frail community-dwelling older persons: a step forward in improving the quality of care

ACIC-S dimension

Control group T0

n = 18a

Intervention group T0 †

n = 57b

Control group T1

n = 23c

Intervention group T1 †

n = 55d

 

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

Healthcare organization

3.78 (2.31)

6.92 (1.57)**

4.85 (2.43)

6.96 (1.33)*

Community linkages

5.50 (1.70)

6.46 (1.83)

5.31 (2.17)

7.55 (1.32)**

Self-management support

5.47 (2.03)

6.03 (1.86)

4.80 (1.83)

7.03 (1.80)**

Decision support

5.07 (1.84)

5.54 (1.68)

3.98 (1.72)

5.47 (1.77)*

Delivery system design

5.24 (2.07)

7.67 (1.33)**

6.22 (2.13)

7.75 (1.65)*

Clinical information systems

6.18 (2.28)

6.10 (2.18)

4.95 (2.39)

7.01 (1.33)*

Totale

5.26 (1.61)

6.45 (1.32)*

5.05 (1.74)

6.98 (1.04)**

  1. a0–2 missing values; b0–4 missing values; c0–2 missing values; d0–3 missing values; erange, 0–11; † Intervention group compared with control group at T0 and at T1; ACIC-S Assessment of Chronic Illness Care Short version, SD standard deviation. *p < 0.05 (two-tailed); **p < 0.001 (two-tailed); independent-samples t-test