Table 3 Association between demographic, medical, outpatient consultation characteristics considered as explanatory variables and overall satisfaction score as dependant variable (1) (linear regression analysis from the first study)
| Â | DF | F-value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic profile | Â | Â | Â |
Age (quantitative variable) | 1 | 7.75 | 0.006 |
Matrimonial status (Married or living with partner v. single v. divorced, separated, or widowed) | 2 | 0.93 | 0.42 |
Working status (employed v. student v. unemployed v. Retired v. prolonged sick leave v. other) | 5 | 0.79 | 0.56 |
Level of education (university yes v. no) | 1 | 1.72 | 0.19 |
Overall satisfaction with life (quantitative variable) | 1 | 51.1 | 0.001 |
Modes of care provision | Â | Â | Â |
Outpatient department (n = 10) | 9 | 4.3 | 0.001 |
# of consultations in the department (first v. 2 to 3 v. 4 to 5 v. more then 5) | 3 | 2.92 | 0.03 |
At least one hospitalization in the ward | 1 | 0.73 | 0.39 |
Medical profile | Â | Â | Â |
Duration of the health problem justifying the consultation (less than 6 month v. 6 month and more) | 1 | FGF | 0.22 |
Severe medical problem ('yes definitely' v. 'yes rather' v. 'neither yes nor no', v. 'not really', v. 'definitely not' v. 'do not know') | 5 | 1.19 | 0.31 |
Comorbidity (yes v. no) | 1 | 1.97 | 0.16 |
Perceived health status, compared to persons of same age (better v. similar v. worse) | 2 | 0.49 | 0.61 |