Table 1 Experiences of primary care
Characteristics | Distribution or mean (N=86) |
|---|---|
Strength of Affiliation: | Â |
Strength of Affiliation, grouped (%) | Â |
No/Weakest affiliation | 11.6 |
Weak/Less Strong affiliation | 24.4 |
Strong affiliation | 64.0 |
Number of times used clinic in past 12 months, M (SD) | 7.2 (10.5) |
First Contact Accessibility | Â |
How quickly is your child able to see the nurse practitioner when the appointment you need is for common health problems? (%) | Â |
The same day | 61.6 |
The next working day | 5.8 |
Within 3 or more working days | 27.9 |
How quickly has your child been able to see the Nurse Practitioner when the appointment you need is for an urgent, but minor health problem? (%) | Â |
The same day | 66.3 |
The next working day | 11.6 |
Within 3 or more working days | 10.4 |
How long do you and your child usually have to wait at your Nurse Practitioner’s office or place of care from the time of your appointment until your visit begins? (%) |  |
0–10 minutes | 61.6 |
11–20 minutes | 22.1 |
21–30 minutes | 10.5 |
31+ minutes | 4.7 |
Experience with Social Paediatrics Initiative (SPI) Clinic | Â |
In the past 12 months, has your child’s development been assessed? (%) |  |
Yes | 54.7 |
Among those assessed, concerns identified: (%) | Â |
Speech and Language | 23.4 |
Learning | 19.1 |
Social/emotional development | 17.0 |
Behavioral problems | 14.9 |
Other: | Â |
Physical ability | 8.5 |
Vision | 4.3 |
Hearing | 6.4 |
Among those who had been assessed, was child referred to: | Â |
Development services | 19.8 |
Supported child care or having special needs | 20.9 |
SPI provider/team participated in, or helped you to organize a meeting to discuss about your child and put in place a plan of care with others? (%) | Â |
Yes | 27.9 |
Relationship Continuity | Â |
See the same provider? (%) | Â |
Always | 51.2 |
Usually | 30.2 |
Sometimes | 9.3 |
Rarely/Never | 8.2 |
2NP knowledge of child (3 items) | Â |
M(SD)3 | 3.9 (1.0) |
Observed range | 1 – 5 |
Cultural Responsiveness | Â |
Difficulty getting health care because your cultural ways were not taken into consideration? (%) | Â |
Never | 46.5 |
Rarely | 8.1 |
Sometimes | 8.1 |
Usually/Always | 1.2 |
Language barriers when trying to get the ongoing care that you or your child needed? (%) | Â |
Never | 36.0 |
Rarely | 10.5 |
Sometimes | 11.6 |
Usually/Always | 5.8 |
Communication | Â |
1Interpersonal Processes of Care (IPC) General Clarity of Communication scale (2 items) | Â |
M (SD) | 4.6 (0.6) |
Observed range: | 3 – 5 |
1IPC Explained Results scale (2 items) | Â |
M (SD) 4 | 4.3 (0.9) |
Observed range | 2 – 5 |
Decision Making | Â |
1IPC Decision Making scale (2 items) | Â |
M (SD) 5 | 3.7 (1.3) |
Observed range: | 1 – 5 |
How important is it to you to have a Nurse Practitioner include you in the decision-making of treatment plans for your child? | Â |
Not important at all | 3.5 |
Somewhat important | 16.3 |
Very important | 77.9 |
Interpersonal Style | Â |
1IPC Compassionate, Respectful scale (3 items) | Â |
M (SD) 6 | 4.7 (0.5) |
Observed range: | 2.7 – 5 |
How important is it to you to have a Nurse Practitioner that treats you as an equal? | Â |
Not important at all | 0.0 |
Somewhat important | 10.5 |
Very important | 88.4 |
Patient Empowerment | Â |
1Empowerment Scale (6-items) | Â |
M (SD) 7 | 4.2 (0.9) |
Observed range: | 2 – 5 |