Table 3 Impact of the practice characteristics and group affiliation for each domain (results of linear regression analyses, under specification of standardized beta coefficient and 95% confidence interval (CI), α = 5%)
From: Effectiveness of a quality management program in dental care practices
Domains | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infrastructure | People | Information | Finance | Quality & safety | |
β (p-value*) 95% CI | β (p-value*) 95% CI | β (p-value*) 95% CI | β (p-value*) 95% CI | β (p-value*) 95% CI | |
Mode of practice (0 = single; 1 = group) | −0.050 (0.80) (−6.50; 5.03) | 0.034 (0.87) (−4.81; 5:70) | −0.149 (0.45) (−8.70; 3.85) | −0.561 (0.01) (−29.02; −5.37) | −0.014 (0.94) (−7.49; 6.92) |
Location of practice (0 = rural; 1 = urban) | −0.016 (0.87) (−2.95; 2.51) | −0.106 (0.31) (−3.78; 1.20) | −0.096 (0.34) (−4.4; 1.53) | 0.037 (0.71) (−4.56; 6.64) | −0.112 (0.23) (−5.54; 1.29) |
No. of dentists | 0.118 (0.57) (−3.51;6.39) | −0.097 (0.64) (−5.56; 3.46) | 0.066 (0.75) (−4.51; 6.27) | 0.454 (0.03) (1.24; 21.56) | −0.048 (0.80) (−7.00; 5.38) |
No. of dental assistants | 0.068 (0.56) (−0.33; 0.61) | −0.055 (0.64) (−0.53; 0.33) | 0.056 (0.62) (−0.39; 0.64) | 0.020 (0.86) (0.55; 1.06) | 0.076 (0.47) (−0.37; 0.81) |
Group affiliation (0 = intervention group; 1 = comparison group) | −0.379 (<0.01) (−7.97; −2.47) | −0.327 (<0.01) (−6.51; −1.49) | −0.964 (<0.01) (−8.94; −2.95) | −0.295 (0.01) (−14.02; −2.72) | −0.542 (<0.01) (−13.73; −6.85) |
Pseudo R2 | 0.116 | 0.064 | 0.123 | 0.121 | 0.272 |