Table 5 Statistically significant relationship between characteristic of family physicians and their level of agreement with statements about primary care reform, odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals.
From: Family physician views about primary care reform in Ontario: a postal questionnaire
| Â | Age group | Years in practice | Practice type | Size of practice | Primary clinical Incomee | Percenttime in clinical practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | < 44 vs. 45+ years | 0–9 vs. 10+ years | Solo vs. all others * | <1500 vs. 1500+ patients | Fee-for-service vs. all others** | <75% vs. 75%+ |
Understand the network enough to make informed decision about involvment |  |  |  | 0.64 (0.46–0.90) |  | 0.65 (0.45–0.95) |
Expect to be part of network by 2004 |  | 1.60 (1.03–2.50) |  |  | 0.25 (0.16–0.40) |  |
Expect to be part of network afer 2004 |  | 1.67 (1.14–2.45) |  | 1.49 (1.03–2.16) | 0.47 (0.31–0.73) |  |
Oorganization of primary care needs changing |  |  |  |  | 0.29 (0.15–0.55) |  |
Financing primary care needs changing |  |  |  |  |  | 2.38 (1.37–4.14) |
Capitation would improve primary care |  |  |  |  | 0.27 (0.17–0.41) | 1.83 (1.24–2.72) |
Rostering would improve primary care | 0.62 (0.45–0.87) |  |  |  | 0.34 (0.27–0.53) | 1.77 (1.21–2.56) |
Financial incentives would preventive care |  |  |  |  | 0.41 (0.18–0.93) |  |
Patients should have weeknight and weekend access | 0.49 (0.35–0.69) |  | 0.65 (0.45–0.93) |  | 0.58 (0.38–0.89) | 1.58 (1.08–2.33) |
Telephone health line is a good resource |  |  |  | 0.65 (0.45–0.95) |  |  |
Favours computer systems to replace paper |  |  | 0.41 (0.28–0.61) |  |  |  |