The association between survey timing and patient-reported experiences with hospitals: results of a national postal survey

Table 3 Multilevel linear regression models: associations between independent variables and patient-reported experience scales

	Doctor services		Nursing services		Information about examinations		Organization		Hospital and equipment		Contact with next of kin
	Beta	p	Beta	p	Beta	p	Beta	p	Beta	p	Beta	p
Survey time	-0.424	*	-0.330	ns	-0.566	*	-0.528	*	-0.276	ns	-0.497	ns
Response time	-1.21	***	-1.21	***	-1.04	***	-0.858	***	-0.644	**	-0.432	ns
Male (vs. female)	0.090	ns	0.808	***	0.038	ns	0.406	ns	0.411	*	0.496	ns
Age	1.89	***	1.25	***	1.79	***	1.67	***	1.03	***	2.41	***
Self-perceived health	-4.01	***	-3.44	***	-4.70	***	-3.63	***	-2.66	***	-3.64	***
Education (vs. primary school):
Upper secondary school	0.221	ns	-0.152	ns	-0.334	ns	-0.588	*	-0.533	*	-0.252	ns
University/college for < 4 years	-0.239	ns	-0.691	***	-0.589	*	-1.72	***	-1.46	***	-0.592	ns
University/college for ≥ 4 years	-0.045	ns	-0.613	**	-0.405	ns	-1.80	***	-0.772	***	-0.697	*
Routine admission (vs. emergency)	1.48	***	0.844	***	2.36	***	2.49	***	0.455	*	0.875	**
Number of admissions in the previous 2 years	-0.775	***	-0.793	***	-0.230	ns	-0.473	*	-0.656	**	-0.543	*

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