Patient enablement after a consultation with a general practitioner-Explaining variation between countries, practices and patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient enablement is a concept developed to measure quality in primary health care. The comparative analysis of patient enablement in an international context is lacking.

Objective

To explain variation in patient enablement between patients, general practitioners (GPs) and countries. To find independent variables associated with enablement.

Design

We constructed multi-level logistic regression models encompassing variables from patient, GP and country levels. The proportions of explained variances at each level and odds ratios for independent variables were calculated.

Setting and participants

A total of 7210 GPs and 58 930 patients in 31 countries were recruited through the Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe (QUALICOPC) study framework. In

SUBMITTER: Tolvanen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7696125 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature