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Table 4 Differences in patient experience among carers

From: Informal carers’ health-related quality of life and patient experience in primary care: evidence from 195,364 carers in England responding to a national survey

 

Unadjusted predictors of positive overall experience of care OR (95 %CI)

p-value

Adjusted predictors of positive overall experience of care OR (95 %CI)a

p-value

Gender

    

 Male

ref

p = 0.03

ref

p < 0.0001

 Female

1.04 (1.00 to 1.07)

1.16 (1.12 to 1.20)

Age group

    

 18–24

0.34 (0.32 to 0.37)

p < 0.0001

0.38 (0.35 to 0.41)

p < 0.0001

 25–34

0.44 (0.41 to 0.47)

0.48 (0.45 to 0.51)

 35–44

0.62 (0.58 to 0.65)

0.64 (0.61 to 0.68)

 45–54

0.74 (0.71 to 0.78)

0.75 (0.72 to 0.78)

 55–64

ref

ref

 65–74

1.79 (1.69 to 1.90)

1.79 (1.69 to 1.90)

 75–84

2.61 (2.38 to 2.86)

2.61 (2.38 to 2.86)

 85+

2.34 (1.93 to 2.82)

2.35 (1.94 to 2.84)

Ethnic group

    

 White

ref

p < 0.0001

ref

p < 0.0001

 Mixed

0.55 (0.46 to 0.65)

0.80 (0.67 to 0.96)

 Asian

0.40 (0.37 to 0.42)

0.56 (0.52 to 0.59)

 Black

0.90 (0.80 to 1.02)

1.20 (1.06 to 1.36)

 Other ethnic group

0.64 (0.58 to 0.72)

0.88 (0.78 to 0.98)

Socio-economic deprivation

    

 1 (Affluent)

ref

p < 0.0001

ref

p < 0.0001

 2

0.55 (0.46 to 0.65)

0.98 (0.92 to 1.03)

 3

0.40 (0.37 to 0.42)

0.94 (0.89 to 1.00)

 4

0.90 (0.80 to 1.02)

0.89 (0.84 to 0.94)

 5 (Deprived)

0.64 (0.58 to 0.72)

0.86 (0.81 to 0.92)

  1. a Positive patient experience defined as endorsement of “very good” or “fairly good” in response to question “Overall, how would you describe your experience of your GP surgery?” Odds ratios < .1.0 represent a poorer patient experience. The results are presented adjusted for level of caring commitment, age, gender, deprivation, ethnicity and general practice