09 August 2023: Clinical Research
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Patient Care Provided by Physicians in Rural and Urban Areas in Poland
Artur Prusaczyk 1ABDEG , Mariusz Gujski 2AD , Wojciech Onyśków 3CDF , Paweł Żuk 1BDG , Leszek Warsz 1DF , Aneta Nitsch-Osuch 4DF , Joanna Oberska 4EF* , Magdalena Bogdan 4ADEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939169
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939169
Table 3 Value distribution of indicators for physicians working in rural areas. The table displays the mean, median, and standard deviation for each indicator in rural areas, as well as the statistical significance of the difference in means between urban and rural areas.
| Item No. | Indicator name | N | Mean | Median | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z.1 | Patient population coverage | 11 | 66.32 | 57.49 | 40.67 | 100.00 |
| Z.2 | Worktime effectiveness | 11 | 44.56 | 43.65 | 31.03 | 54.05 |
| Z.3 | Key visits effectiveness | 11 | 41.81 | 37.29 | 16.70 | 100.00 |
| Z.4 | Complex visits effectiveness | 11 | 39.02 | 33.15 | 10.56 | 92.17 |
| Z.5 | Effectiveness of the number of complex visits | 11 | 42.54 | 45.74 | 8.72 | 89.68 |
| Z.6 | Effectiveness of the number of routine and advanced health checks | 11 | 24.19 | 14.73 | 1.25 | 95.96 |
| Z.7 | Care plan execution effectiveness | 11 | 28.45 | 24.65 | 3.04 | 98.19 |
| Z.8 | Effectiveness of the number of DILO cards issued | 11 | 36.17 | 21.22 | 0.00 | 95.18 |
| Z.9 | Average patient life expectancy | 11 | 94.21 | 94.70 | 90.27 | 97.72 |
| Z.10 | Average chronic patient life expectancy | 11 | 85.04 | 92.12 | 0.00 | 99.37 |
| Z.11 | Percentage of cervical screening tests | 11 | 84.94 | 86.57 | 62.69 | 98.51 |
| Z.12 | Percentage of mammograms | 11 | 71.97 | 75.00 | 51.39 | 87.50 |
| Z.13 | Percentage of CVD tests | 11 | 32.92 | 38.95 | 6.32 | 67.37 |
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| Z.1 | Patient population coverage | 11 | 395.29 | 19.88 | −0.72 | 0.65 |
| Z.2 | Worktime effectiveness | 11 | 54.74 | 7.40 | −0.67 | −0.26 |
| Z.3 | Key visits effectiveness | 11 | 529.77 | 23.02 | 3.79 | 1.69 |
| Z.4 | Complex visits effectiveness | 11 | 615.11 | 24.80 | 0.62 | 0.96 |
| Z.5 | Effectiveness of the number of complex visits | 11 | 594.72 | 24.39 | −0.14 | 0.47 |
| Z.6 | Effectiveness of the number of routine and advanced health checks | 11 | 682.35 | 26.12 | 6.46 | 2.41 |
| Z.7 | Care plan execution effectiveness | 11 | 669.70 | 25.88 | 5.84 | 2.15 |
| Z.8 | Effectiveness of the number of DILO cards issued | 11 | 1089.21 | 33.00 | −0.45 | 0.94 |
| Z.9 | Average patient life expectancy | 11 | 5.46 | 2.34 | −0.78 | −0.33 |
| Z.10 | Average chronic patient life expectancy | 11 | 811.91 | 28.49 | 10.41 | −3.19 |
| Z.11 | Percentage of cervical screening tests | 11 | 111.58 | 10.56 | 0.69 | −0.99 |
| Z.12 | Percentage of mammograms | 11 | 121.46 | 11.02 | −0.13 | −0.30 |
| Z.13 | Percentage of CVD tests | 11 | 420.82 | 20.51 | −1.26 | 0.08 |
| DILO – cancer diagnostics and treatment; CVD – cardiovascular disease. . | ||||||