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Table 2 Distribution of Clinic and Health Professionals’ Personal Characteristics by Primary Care Model Affiliationa, b

From: Multidisciplinary work promotes preventive medicine and health education in primary care: a cross-sectional survey

Variable

Independent physician model

Team model

Collaboration model

Valueb

p-value

n = 92

n = 264

n = 30

Clinic size (No. of patients) (%)

 Up to 400

10.6

6.2

3.3

18.35

0.001

 400–1000

38.8

19.1

20

 0ver 1000

50.6

74.7

76.7

Personal characteristics (%)

 Occupation

  Physician

100

28.8

40

152.86

p < 0.001

  Nurse

0

36.9

60

  Dietitian

0

20.7

0

  Social worker

0

13.4

0

 Gender

  Male

56.2

15.7

32.1

47.68

p < 0.001

  Female

43.8

84.3

67.9

 Participation in patient empowerment training

  Yes

15.7

52.1

51.7

26.34

p < 0.001

  No

84.3

47.9

48.3

Health behaviors (%)

 Smoking

  Yes

3.8

2.9

10.7

4.03

0.13

  No

96.2

97.1

89.3

Undergoing regular screening

  Yes

75.0

84.3

78.6

3.46

0.17

  No

25.0

15.7

21.4

 Regular physical activity

  Yes

73.7

61.8

41.2

4.31

0.11

  No

26.3

38.2

57.1

  1. aPercent
  2. bChi-square/Fisher Test