The benefits of co-location in primary care practices: the perspectives of general practitioners and patients in 34 countries

Table 6 Interaction between the level of strength of primary care structure and GP co-location on patient experiences

Stratified multilevel models (p < 0.05; p < 0.01; **p < 0.001)	Accessibility		Continuity of care		Comprehensiveness of care
Countries with weak PC structure	N. = 14,973		N. = 14,920		N. = 14,917
Countries with weak PC structure	Coeff.	S.E.	Coeff.	S.E.	Coeff.	S.E.
Single-handed GP practice (ref)
- More GPs without other professionals	−0.766	0.918	−0.425	1.359	0.770	1.369
- One GP with other professionals	−2.637***	0.671	−2.681**	0.994	−2.269*	1.000
- More GPs with other professionals	−2.760***	0.709	−4.749***	1.051	−2.558*	1.057
Countries with medium PC structure	N. = 19,188		N. = 19.134		N. = 19,054
Countries with medium PC structure	Coeff.	S.E.	Coeff.	S.E.	Coeff.	S.E.
Single-handed GP practice (ref)
- More GPs without other professionals	0.927	0.482	−0.306	0.707	−1.175	0.850
- One GP with other professionals	0.822	0.526	−0.423	0.775	−0.139	0.928
- More GPs with other professionals	1.076*	0.517	0.610	0.763	−0.446	0.912
Countries with strong PC structure	N. = 19,830		N. = 19,733		N. = 19,648
Countries with strong PC structure	Coeff.	S.E.	Coeff.	S.E.	Coeff.	S.E.
Single-handed GP practice (ref)
- More GPs without other professionals	−0.922	0.649	0.147	0.534	−0.877	1.039
- One GP with other professionals	0.205	0.670	0.129	0.547	−1.835	1.072
- More GPs with other professionals	−0.566	0.593	−0.016	0.485	−0.101	0.919

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