Table 4 Description of the practice characteristics of the participating Belgian primary care practices and comparison between the Belgian regions: descriptive statistics and chi-square tests
Characteristics of the PCPsa | ||||
N | % | |||
Number of PCPs | 462 | 100% | ||
Practice type | Solo | 169 | 36.6% | |
Duo | 92 | 19.9% | ||
Group | 199 | 43.1% | ||
Multidisciplinary | Yes | 138 | 29.9% | |
No | 309 | 66.9% | ||
GPb trainee teaching practice | Yes | 194 | 42.0% | |
No | 263 | 56.9% | ||
Payment system | Fee for service | 415 | 89.8% | |
Capitation | 43 | 9.3% | ||
Nurse or nurse assistant | Yes | 92 | 19.9% | |
No | 370 | 80.1% | ||
Social worker or health promotor | Yes | 38 | 8.2% | |
No | 424 | 91.8% | ||
Characteristics of the PCP’s patient population | ||||
N | % | |||
Medical complexity | None | 296 | 64.1% | |
Moderate | 74 | 16.0% | ||
Strong | 92 | 19.9% | ||
Social vulnerability | None | 291 | 63.0% | |
Moderate | 96 | 20.8% | ||
Strong | 75 | 16.2% | ||
Characteristics of the PCP’s area deprivation | ||||
Median | IQRc | Minimum | Maximum | |
Are deprivation index | 17.07 | 10.12; 29.53 | 0 | 100 |