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Table 3 Explaining inter-practitioner variation in the number of consultations per dietetic treatment

From: Factors associated with the number of consultations per dietetic treatment: an observational study

 

Intercept only model

Model 1 a

Model 2 b

Model 3 c

Model 4 d

Variance estimate

0.1909

0.1694

0.1621

0.1573

0.1378

Proportional reduction in variance estimates compared to the intercept only model

 

11.3%

15.1%

17.6%

27.8%

Variance partitioning coefficient

     

Therapist level

10.4%

9.0%

8.6%

8.2%

7.1%

  1. a Model 1 included patients’ demographic variables.
  2. b Model 2 included variables of model 1 + patients’ initiative.
  3. c Model 3 included variables of model 2 + patients’ health-related variables.
  4. d Model 4 included variables of model 3 + therapists’ demographic variables.
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BMC Health Services Research

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