The effects of austerity measures on quality of healthcare services: a national survey of physicians in the public and private sectors in Portugal

Table 3 Comparisons of quality of care between groups (t-test and one-way ANOVA)

Sector of activity		DV1	DV2	DV3	DV4	DV5	DV6
Sector of activity		Mean^a	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean
1st step
Public		0.153	0.731	0.300	0.262	0.200	0.435
Private		0.134	0.228	0.110	0.158	0.058	0.571
Model test		t (1026) = 0.683	t (1054) = 14.379***	t (938) = 4.809***	t (1049) = 3.001**	t (1276) = 6.044***	t (684) = − 2.436*
2nd step
Public	Primary healthcare	0.065	0.847	0.091	0.351	0.267	0.385
Public	Public hospitals	0.234	0.637	0.437	0.201	0.143	0.471
Model test		t (786) = − 6.663***	t (815) = 6.893***	t (751) = − 10.914***	t (820) = 4.869***	t (910) = 4.741***	t (554) = − 1.996*
Private	Small-size offices	0.286	0.125	0.100	0.161	0.056	0.636
	Clinics	0.074	0.333	0.129	0.239	0.061	0.308
	Hospital	0.167	0.188	0.133	0.194	0.100	0.750
Model test		F (2, 116) = 3.682*	F (2, 115) = 2.768	F (2, 78) = 0.0660	F (2, 105) = 1.609	F (2, 201) = 0.514	F (2, 48) = 3.299*

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