Care plans and care planning within cohort practices
| Question item | High rate of written documents (n = 17), n (%) | Low rate of written documents (n = 21), n (%) | Total (n = 38), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care plans and care planning | |||
| Written care plan confirmed by telephone interview | 54 (5) | 44 (3.2) | 98 (4) |
| Have you had discussions in the past 12 months with a doctor or nurse about how best to deal with your health problem? | 776 (71.9) | 900 (66.2) | 1676 (68.7) |
| In these discussions, did the doctor or nurse take notice of your views about how best to deal with your health problem? | 642 (59.4) | 735 (54.1) | 1377 (56.5) |
| In these discussions, did the doctor or nurse give you information about the things you might do to deal with your health problem? | 695 (64.4) | 767 (56.4) | 1462 (59.9) |
| In these discussions, did you and the doctor or nurse agree about how best to manage your health problem? | 664 (61.5) | 728 (53.6) | 1392 (57.1) |
| PACIC scores (at baseline) out of 5, mean (standard deviation) | |||
| Patient activation | 2.54 (1.23) | 2.37 (1.12) | 2.45 (1.17) |
| Delivery system | 3.20 (0.97) | 3.02 (0.95) | 3.10 (1.00) |
| Goal setting | 2.31 (1.01) | 2.08 (0.91) | 2.18 (0.96) |
| Problem solving | 2.63 (1.2) | 2.43 (1.2) | 2.52 (1.9) |
| Follow-up | 2.05 (1.0) | 1.79 (0.89) | 1.91 (0.95) |
| PACIC total | 2.48 (0.92) | 2.26 (0.82) | 2.36 (0.87) |
PACIC = Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care measure.