Identifying Primary Care Pathways from Quality of Care to Outcomes and Satisfaction Using Structural Equation Modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the relationships between the different domains of quality of primary health care for the evaluation of health system performance and for informing policy decision making.

Data sources

A total of 137 quality indicators collected from 7,607 English practices between 2011 and 2012.

Study design

Cross-sectional study at the practice level. Indicators were allocated to subdomains of processes of care ("quality assurance," "education and training," "medicine management," "access," "clinical management," and "patient-centered care"), health outcomes ("intermediate outcomes" and "patient-reported health status"), and patient satisfaction. The relationships between the subdomains were hypothesized in a conceptual model and subsequently tested using structur

SUBMITTER: Ricci-Cabello I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785308 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature