Drivers of overall satisfaction with primary care: evidence from the English General Practice Patient Survey

Charlotte A. M. Paddison; Gary A. Abel; Martin O. Roland; Marc N. Elliott; Georgios Lyratzopoulos; John L. Campbell

doi:10.1111/hex.12081

journal article May 30, 2013

Drivers of overall satisfaction with primary care: evidence from the English General Practice Patient Survey

Charlotte A. M. Paddison Gary A. Abel Martin O. Roland Marc N. Elliott Georgios Lyratzopoulos

John L. Campbell

Health Expectations Vol. 18 No. 5 pp. 1081-1092 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractBackground/objectivesTo determine which aspects of primary care matter most to patients, we aim to identify those aspects of patient experience that show the strongest relationship with overall satisfaction and examine the extent to which these relationships vary by socio‐demographic and health characteristics.Design/settingData from the 2009/10 English General Practice Patient Survey including 2 169 718 respondents registered with 8362 primary care practices.Measures/analysesLinear mixed‐effects regression models (fixed effects adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, deprivation, self‐reported health, self‐reported mental health condition and random practice effect) predicting overall satisfaction from six items covering four domains of care: access, helpfulness of receptionists, doctor communication and nurse communication. Additional models using interactions tested whether associations between patient experience and satisfaction varied by socio‐demographic group.ResultsDoctor communication showed the strongest relationship with overall satisfaction (standardized coefficient 0.48, 95% CI = 0.48, 0.48), followed by the helpfulness of reception staff (standardized coefficient 0.22, 95% CI = 0.22, 0.22). Among six measures of patient experience, obtaining appointments in advance showed the weakest relationship with overall satisfaction (standardized coefficient 0.06, 95% CI = 0.05, 0.06). Interactions showed statistically significant but small variation in the importance of drivers across different patient groups.ConclusionsFor all patient groups, communication with the doctor is the most important driver of overall satisfaction with primary care in England, along with the helpfulness of receptionists. In contrast, and despite being a policy priority for government, measures of access, including the ability to obtain appointments, were poorly related to overall satisfaction.

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Published: May 30, 2013
Vol/Issue: 18(5)
Pages: 1081-1092
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Authors

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Charlotte A. M. Paddison

Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research Institute of Public Health University of Cambridge Cambridge UK

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Gary A. Abel

Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research Institute of Public Health University of Cambridge Cambridge UK

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Martin O. Roland

Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research Institute of Public Health University of Cambridge Cambridge UK

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Marc N. Elliott

RAND Corporation Santa Monica CA USA

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Georgios Lyratzopoulos

Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research Institute of Public Health University of Cambridge Cambridge UK

J

John L. Campbell

University of Exeter Medical School Smeall Building Exeter UK

Funding

National Institute for Health Research

Cite This Article

Charlotte A. M. Paddison, Gary A. Abel, Martin O. Roland, et al. (2013). Drivers of overall satisfaction with primary care: evidence from the English General Practice Patient Survey. Health Expectations, 18(5), 1081-1092. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12081

Drivers of overall satisfaction with primary care: evidence from the English General Practice Patient Survey

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