Table 5 Group statistics and correlations between Heart Continuity of Care Questionnaire (HCCQ) domains, other instruments, and patients’ characteristics
Informational Continuity | Relational Continuity | Management Continuity | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean difference (p-value) | |||
Gender (Male = 0, Female = 1) | 0.39 (< 0.001) | 0.23 (0.022) | 0.13 (0.359) |
Live alone (No = 0, Yes = 1) | 0.24 (0.070) | 0.17 (0.172) | 0.04 (0.835) |
Participate in CR (No = 0) | −0.15 (0.103) | − 0.27 (0.002) | − 0.46 (< 0.001) |
Correlations between HCCQ domains and patients’ variables (p-value) | |||
Age | −0.04 (0.446) | − 0.02 (0.757) | − 0.06 (0.247) |
Education level attained | 0.02 (0.689) | −0,01 (0.902) | − 0.07 (0.192) |
Duration of hospital stay | 0.04 (0.450) | 0.04 (0.463) | 0.16 (0.001) |
Time elapsed between discharge and first appointment with GP | −0.001 (0.978) | −0.13 (0.009) | − 0.19 (< 0.001) |
Duration of relationship with current GP | 0.03 (0.579) | 0.02 (0.743) | 0.02 (0.632) |
Sufficient time in consultations with GP | 0.19 (< 0.001) | 0.39 (< 0.001) | 0.26 (< 0.001) |
Hospital cooperated with the GP | 0.40 (< 0.001) | 0.61 (< 0.001) | 0.50 (< 0.001) |
NORPEQ | 0.42 (< 0.001) | 0.40 (< 0.001) | 0.16 (0.001) |
WHOQL-BREF | 0.22 (< 0.001) | 0.20 (< 0.001) | 0.07 (0.161) |
RAND-12 | |||
mental component | 0.20 (< 0.001) | 0.20 (< 0.001) | 0.12 (0.027) |
physical component | 0.13 (0.018) | 0.14 (0.009) | 0.09 (0.084) |