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Patient Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS): Methodological Considerations of a Field Trial in Slovenia

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Schematic presentation of the process of recruiting of family physicians and patients.
Schematic presentation of the process of recruiting of family physicians and patients.

Patient quality sample check.

Characteristic Number (sample vs. population) Pearson chi-square Degrees of freedom p value
Gender 6.954 1 0.008
Male 170 vs. 84944
Female 249 vs. 95749
Age group 98.120 8 <0.001
45-49 years old 32 vs. 19672
50-54 years old 45 vs. 11343
55-59 years old 69 vs. 15712
60-64 years old 74 vs. 14526
65-69 years old 95 vs. 14544
70-74 years old 61 vs. 12801
75-79 years old 27 vs. 16070
80-84 years old 13 vs. 8791
85 years or older 4 vs. 7378

Data collection evaluation – providers and patients.

Characteristic Providers N (%) Patients N (%)
Mode of completion
Online 21 (100) 340 (74.9)
Paper 0 114 (25.1)
Method of access to e-survey
Link via email 21 (100) 199 (58.5)
Link via SMS 0 141 (41.5)
Device used for e-survey
Desktop 18 (85.7) 127 (28.0)
Smartphone 2 (9.5) 195 (43.0)
Tablet 1 (4.8) 17 (3.7)
Unknown 0 1 (0.2)
Return code
Complete 21 (100) 420 (92.5)
Partial (incomplete e-survey) 0 34 (7.5)

Characteristics of the patients.

Characteristic N %
Sex
Male 170 37.4
Female 249 54.8
I prefer not to say 2 0.4
Not answered 33 7.3
Age group
44 years old or younger 2 0.4
45-49 years old 32 7.0
50-54 years old 45 9.9
55-59 years old 69 15.2
60-64 years old 74 16.3
65-69 years old 95 20.9
70-74 years old 61 13.4
75-79 years old 27 5.9
80-84 years old 13 2.9
85 years or older 4 0.9
Not answered 32 7.0
Education
Primary school not completed 9 2.0
Primary school 52 11.5
Vocational school 123 27.1
Secondary school 230 50.7
University education 19 4.2
Master’s degree or doctorate 54 11.9
Not answered 35 7.7
Employment status
Self-employed 14 3.1
In paid employment 150 33.0
Looking for work 4 0.9
Looking after the home 7 1.5
Unable to work due to sickness or ill-health 16 3.5
Retired 227 50.0
Other 2 0.4
Not answered 34 7.5
Living area
City 105 23.1
Town or suburb 69 15.2
Rural area 245 54.0
Don’t know 1 0.2
Not answered 34 7.5

Characteristics of the providers.

Characteristic N %
Professional background
Family physician 18 85.7
Family medicine trainee 3 14.3
Type of practice
Public (in a primary care centre) 10 47.6
Private with a concession 3 14.3
No answer 8 38.1
Practice location
City 9 42.9
Town or suburb 5 23.8
Rural area 7 33.3
Work type
Solo practice 16 76.2
Group practice with own patients 4 19.0
Group practice with shared patients 1 4.8

Provider quality sample check.

Characteristic Number (sample vs. population) Pearson chi-square Degrees of freedom p value
Geographical distribution 0.151 9 1.000
Region 1 5 vs. 100
Region 2 4 vs.74
Region 3 2 vs. 33
Region 4 5 vs. 100
Region 5 15 vs. 303
Region 6 7 vs. 142
Region 7 3 vs. 55
Region 8 3 vs. 53
Region 9 3 vs. 56
Region 10 3 vs. 62
Status 0.009 1 0.926
Public 36 vs. 710
Private with a concession 14 vs. 268
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Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Hygiene and Environmental Medicine