Association Between Duration of Usual Source of Care and Patient-reported Primary Care Quality in Japan: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

High-quality primary care is associated with improved patient experience (PX). Continuity of care is a driver of PX but often relies on complex indices. Whether a simple measure-years of attendance-captures PX remains unclear, especially in free-access systems lacking formal registration such as Japan, South Korea, and Germany. We aimed to investigate the association between "years-of-attendance" and PX, measured by the validated Japanese Person-Centered Primary Care Measure (PCPCM), among adults with a usual source of care (USC).

Methods

In 2022, we conducted a nationwide, cross-sectional, web survey of Japanese adults (20-74 years). Of 800 respondents (response rate: 71.9%), we analyzed data from the 423 participants who reported having a USC. Exposures were log

SUBMITTER: Yamada H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12946390 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature