Table 4 Relation between continuity of care and medication adherence
Medication adherence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
17 or less | 18 | 19 | 20 (maximum) | |
Personal continuity in general practice (p < 0.01) | ||||
0 care providers | 4 (2.6%) | 5 (3.2%) | 28 (17.9%) | 119 (76.3%) |
1 care provider | 9 (12.0%) | 6 (8.0%) | 5 (6.7%) | 55 (73.3%) |
2 care providers | 1 (2.4%) | 5 (12.2%) | 4 (9.8%) | 31 (75.6%) |
3 or more care providers | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (16.7%) | 4 (16.7%) | 16 (66.7%) |
Team continuity in general practice (p = 0.04) | ||||
30 | 3 (3.0%) | 4 (4.0%) | 11 (11.1%) | 81 (81.8%) |
24-29 | 5 (5.3%) | 8 (8.5%) | 15 (16.0%) | 66 (70.2%) |
18-23 | 3 (9.7%) | 6 (19.4%) | 6 (19.4%) | 16 (51.6%) |
12-17 | 3 (17.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.9%) | 13 (76.5%) |
6-11 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (11.8%) | 3 (17.6%) | 12 (70.6%) |
Cross-boundary continuity (p = 0.19) | ||||
20 | 2 (2.1%) | 3 (3.1%) | 14 (14.6%) | 77 (80.2%) |
16-19 | 3 (6.1%) | 4 (8.2%) | 10 (20.4%) | 32 (65.3%) |
12-15 | 1 (4.3%) | 3 (13.0%) | 2 (8.7%) | 17 (73.9%) |
8-11 | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | 1 (8.3%) | 8 (66.7%) |
4-7 | 1 (11.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (11.1%) | 7 (77.8%) |