Table 6.

Patients’ mean (SE) recalled comprehensiveness of health promotion and preventive care received: A score of 1 = definitely not, 2 = probably not, 3 = probably, and 4 = definitely.

TYPE OF CARE OR RECOMMENDATIONPATIENTS’ RECALL OF COMPREHENSIVENESS OF CARE, MEAN (SE)PATIENTS WHO RATED PREVENTIVE CARE RECEIVED AS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN THE MINIMUM EXPECTED CARE LEVEL OF 3, %
BASELINE18 MO AFTER FMG CONSTITUTIONBASELINE18 MO AFTER FMG CONSTITUTION
Medication uptake3.61 (0.05)3.56 (0.05)86.486.1
Physical exercise2.88 (0.12)2.87 (0.12)64.964.1
Alimentation2.70 (0.12)2.73 (0.12)56.957.2
Emotional or nervous problems2.66 (0.10)2.62 (0.10)53.651.0
Safer sex2.31 (0.07)2.45 (0.08)*29.429.3
Drug or alcohol abuses2.33 (0.08)2.36 (0.08)28.324.5
Smoking prevention3.55 (0.09)3.66 (0.09)87.092.4
Osteoporosis3.16 (0.11)3.27 (0.11)72.174.9
Blood cholesterol testing3.68 (0.06)3.70 (0.06)90.792.5
Prevention of falls2.17 (0.15)2.49 (0.15)*33.242.5*
  • FMG—family medicine group.

  • * Significant difference before and after FMG constitution (P < .01).

  • Significant difference before and after FMG constitution (P < .05).