Partnership effectiveness in primary community care networks

Abstract

Using the individual PCCN as the unit of analysis, the results found that a network's efforts regarding coordination infrastructures were positively related to the PCCN's perceived performance and willingness to remain within the network. In addition, PCCNs practicing in rural areas and in areas with higher density of medical resources had better perceived effectiveness and willingness to cooperate in the network.Practical Implication: The lack of both an operational definition and an information about system-wide integration may have obstructed understanding of integrated health networks' organizational dynamics. This study empirically examined individual PCCNs and offers new insights on how to improve networks' organizational design and effectiveness.

Gender-based Differential Item Functioning in the Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior for the Study of Entrepreneurial Intentions

“…Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS software, version 7.0) (Arbuckle, 2006) was used. Because the χ 2 statistic for model fit is highly sensitive to sample size, we employed several statistics to assess model fitness (Shook et al, 2004): (a) Root Mean Square Error Approximation (RMSEA): 0 = an exact fit, <0.05 = a close fit, 0.05–0.08 = a fair fit, 0.08–0.10 = a mediocre fit, and >0.10 = a poor fit (AMOS also computes a 90% confidence interval around RMSEA); (b) Comparative Fit Index (CFI): best if above 0.90; (c) Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). For model comparisons, smaller values in AIC represent a better fit of the model.…”