Primary care physicians’ perceptions of Israel’s national program for quality indicators in community healthcare– 2010 and 2020

Table 2 The relationship between the main study variables and physician demographics and professional characteristics by survey year

	Monitoring clinical performance is important¹		Monitoring contributes to improved quality²		Support continuing the program³		The program increases workload⁴		Job satisfaction related to the program⁵
	2010 M = 605 %	2020 N = 450 %	2010 M = 605 %	2020 N = 450 %	2010 M = 605 %	2020 N = 450 %	2010 M = 605 %	2020 N = 450 %	2010 M = 605 %	2020 N = 450 %
Total	88*	81*	67	59	73*	65*	63	58	48***	37***
	(0.03)				(0.03)				(4.5*10^− 5)
Age
< 44	87	91	58	59	69	64	62	62	36	32
45–60	89***	75**	70**	56**	73***	57***	64	59	50**	36**
	(1.5*10^− 4)		(0.009)		(0.0099)				(0.002)
> 60	85	86	68	64	77	76	62	54	52	40
Sex
Female	87	80	67	59	72**	58**	59	57	42	32
					(0.008)
Male	88	82	64	60	71	70	67	59	50***	39***
Population group									(1.1*10^− 4)
Jewish	96	94	78	77	83	81	67	58	69**	58**
									(0.004)
Non-Jewish	85**	76**	63	52	69**	58**	62	58	40**	27**
	(0.003)				(0.01)				(0.005)
Country of birth
Israel	88**	78**	67	55	74	68	59	56	47	36
	(0.004)
Other	87	84	66	64	69	63	71***	60***	48***	37***
Specialty							0.001		(4*10^− 4)
Family medicine	80*	71*	58	47	62**	45**	73	66	35***	15***
	(0.03)				(0.003)				(1*10^− 4)
Internal medicine\Other	93	80	68	55	73	61	55	52	47	37
Not board certified	93	93	75	76	83	89	57	55	60	57
Type of employment
Salaried only	83	80	66	60	71	68	59	64	47*	39*
									(0.04)
Independent only	95***	78***	70	56	76*	63*	57***	47***	46*	34*
	(5.9*10^− 4)				(0.04)		(2.8*10^− 4)		(0.04)
Both	88	89	64*	62*	71	63	78	67	48	35
			(0.03)
Main type of practice
Primary care	87	82	66*	60*	72	67	65	59	48***	38***
			(0.03)						(8.3*10^− 5)
Specialist	92*	75*	68	56	74	52	50	53	38*	34*
	(0.02)								(0.02)

* p value = 0.05 − 0.01
** p value = 0.01 − 0.001
*** p value < 0.001
¹important / very important; ²to a great or very great extent; ³yes; ⁴to a great or very great extent; ⁵satisfied / very satisfied

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