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Figures
- Figure 1.
Framework for teamwork effectiveness in rural physician teams
- Figure 2.
Path correlation matrix of team-model variables using physician-rated team performance: The ICC path value from team climate to team performance is not significant in the presence of a mediator (team efficacy).
- Figure 3.
Path correlation matrix of team-model variables using external observer–rated team performance: The ICC path value from team climate to team performance is not significant in the presence of a mediator (team efficacy).
Tables
- Table 1.
Individual-level variable data descriptive statistics: Variables were measured using a 5-point Likert scale.
INDIVIDUAL PHYSICIAN VARIABLES (N=70) MEAN (SD) CRONBACH α Rural practice preparedness 3.27 (0.82) .73 Career opportunities 3.68 (0.87) .66 Working conditions 3.62 (0.63) .85 Community integration 3.70 (0.68) .79 Partner support (single item) 4.14 (0.88) NA Intentions to stay 3.96 (1.00) .94 Organizational commitment 3.66 (0.75) .87 NA—not applicable.
- Table 2.
Team-level variable data descriptive statistics: Variables were measured using a 5-point Likert scale.
PHYSICIAN TEAM VARIABLES (N=26) MEAN (SD) CRONBACH α AVERAGE ICC Decision making 3.96 (0.74) .93 0.46 Communication 3.81 (0.85) .93 0.60 Conflict resolution 3.92 (0.71) .96 0.51 Team efficacy 4.02 (0.60) .91 0.35 Team performance (physician rated) 3.55 (0.44) .89 0.51 Team climate 3.90 (0.74) NA NA ICC—intraclass correlation coefficient, NA—not applicable.
- Table 3.
Team-level variable data descriptive statistics with external observer data: Variables were measured using a 5-point Likert scale.
TEAM AND EXTERNAL OBSERVER VARIABLES MEAN (SD) Decision making 4.10 (0.68) Communication 3.89 (0.88) Conflict resolution 4.05 (0.63) Team efficacy 4.17 (0.49) Team performance (external observer rated) 3.52 (0.75) Team climate 4.01 (0.70) - Table 4.
Zero-order correlation matrix of team-model variables using physician-rated team performance
VARIABLE TEAM CLIMATE TEAM EFFICACY TEAM PERFORMANCE Team climate NA NA NA Team efficacy 0.774 NA NA Team performance 0.554 0.858 NA NA—not applicable.
- Table 5.
Zero-order correlation matrix of team-model variables using external observer–rated team performance
VARIABLE TEAM CLIMATE TEAM EFFICACY TEAM PERFORMANCE Team climate NA NA NA Team efficacy 0.829 NA NA Team performance 0.565 0.844 NA NA—not applicable.
- Table 6.
GEE parameter estimates predicting intentions to stay and corresponding zero-order correlations: N=70.
HYPOTHESIS TEST PARAMETER b VALUE STANDARD ERROR Wald 
P value ZERO-ORDER CORRELATION Team efficacy 0.110 0.1509 0.535 .464 0.30* Rural practice preparedness 0.206 0.1052 3.839 .050 0.38* Career opportunities 0.570 0.0925 37.983 <.001 0.43* Community integration 0.189 0.1108 2.925 .087 0.56* Working conditions 0.107 0.1620 0.438 .508 0.49* GEE—generalized estimating equation.
↵* Statistically significant at P<.01.
- Table 7.
GEE parameter estimates predicting intentions to stay and corresponding zero-order correlations: N=59.
HYPOTHESIS TEST PARAMETER b VALUE STANDARD ERROR Wald P value ZERO-ORDER CORRELATION Team efficacy 0.053 0.1158 0.208 .649 0.36† Rural practice preparedness 0.191 0.1142 2.785 .095 0.38† Career opportunities 0.310 0.0747 17.271 <.001 0.33* Community integration 0.522 0.1076 23.546 <.001 0.51† Working conditions 0.192 0.1472 1.699 .192 0.48† Partner support 0.194 0.1116 3.024 .082 0.25*
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