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 4 Differences in the distributions of the individual indicator values for physicians who work in urban and in rural areas.
| Item No. | Indicator name | Calculation method | Relevance of the test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z.1 | Patient population coverage | Student’s t-test | 0.042 |
| Z.2 | Worktime effectiveness | Mann-Whitney U test | 0.134 |
| Z.3 | Key visits effectiveness | Student’s t-test | 0.511 |
| Z.4 | Complex visits effectiveness | Student’s t-test | 0.342 |
| Z.5 | Effectiveness of the number of complex visits | Student’s t-test | 0.624 |
| Z.6 | Effectiveness of routine and advanced health checks | Mann-Whitney U test | 0.039 |
| Z.7 | Care plan execution effectiveness | Mann-Whitney U test | 0.068 |
| Z.8 | Effectiveness of the number of DILO cards issued | Mann-Whitney U test | 0.842 |
| Z.9 | Average patient life expectancy | Mann-Whitney U test | 0.016 |
| Z.10 | Average chronic patient life expectancy | Mann-Whitney U test | 0.611 |
| Z.11 | Percentage of cervical screening tests | Student’s t-test | 0.730 |
| Z.12 | Percentage of mammograms | Student’s t-test | 0.026 |
| Z.13 | Percentage of CVD tests | Mann-Whitney U test | 0.642 |
| DILO – cancer diagnostics and treatment; CVD – cardiovascular disease. . | |||