Table 5.

Significant predictors of scores ≥ 3.0 on primary care domains: There were no significant predictors for first-contact access.

DOMAINRR95% CIP VALUE
First-contact utilization
  • Age group: ≥ 65 y vs < 65 y1.061.01–1.12.01
  • Marital status: married or common law vs single1.041.01–1.08.02
  • Marital status: separated, divorced, or widowed vs single1.061.01–1.10.015
  • Employed vs not employed1.041.01–1.07.034
Continuous (ongoing) care
  • Age group: 40–64 y vs < 40 y and ≥ 65 y1.181.07–1.31.001
  • Health is excellent, very good, or good vs fair or poor1.261.10–1.44< .001
  • Lived in Canada ≤ 10 y vs > 10 y0.650.51–0.84< .001
  • Employed vs not employed0.840.76–0.94.001
Coordination of care
  • Age group: 40–64 y vs < 40 y and ≥ 65 y1.181.04–1.32.008
  • Age group: ≥ 65 y vs < 65 y1.251.06–1.48.01
  • More than high school education vs high school education or less0.830.70–0.98.03
Coordination of information systems
  • Age group: 40–64 y vs < 40 y and ≥ 65 y1.481.15–1.91.002
  • Age group: ≥ 65 y vs < 65 y1.651.17–2.33.004
  • Employed vs not employed0.740.59–0.94.01
Comprehensiveness of services available
  • Distributed site vs not a distributed site0.600.39–0.94.02
  • Mental health worker in FHT vs no mental health worker2.141.25–3.67.006
  • Income $36 000–$75 000 vs ≤ $35 000 and > $75 0000.650.49–0.88.005
  • Income > $75 000 vs ≤ $75 0000.730.54–0.99.04
Comprehensiveness of services provided
  • Income > $75 000 vs ≤ $75 0000.710.52–0.98.03
  • FHT—family health team, RR–relative risk.