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Table 2 Summary of PHO responses to questions about chronic care management

From: Health equity in the New Zealand health care system: a national survey

 

Median (Range)

Inequalities in Health Care

 

Strategic focus to reduce inequalities

9 (4-11)

Commitment to Māori and developing cultural safety

9 (3-11)

Commitment to cultural safety when working with people diverse in ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, and with different physical and mental abilities

9 (3-11)

Level of equitable access to health care

9 (3-11)

Community Linkages

 

Linking patients to outside resources

6.5 (3-11)

Partnership with community organizations

8 (3-11)

Traditional healers and complementary alternative therapists

6 (2-10)

Biculturalism as a continuum with a graduation of goals and a number of possible structural arrangements

8 (3-11)

Partnerships with consumers

7 (3-11)

Self Management Support

 

Assessment and documentation of self management needs and activities

7 (0-11)

Self management support

5 (0-11)

Addressing concerns of patients and families/whanau

6 (3-11)

Effective behavior change interventions and peer support

8 (3-10)

Patient engagement with the chronic care management program

6 (0-11)

  1. N = 21 PHOs. Responses to each item were scored on a scale from 0 to 11. Scores 0-2 indicate "little support", 3-5 "basic support", 6-8 "good support" and 9-11 "full support".