Table 4 Women’s preferences for outpatient priming; or enhanced inpatient priming compared to basic inpatient care, (using multinomial logit model)
Attributes | Beta | p value | OR* | (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preferences for outpatient priming (compared to basic inpatient care) | ||||
Constant | 1.051 | 0.0542 | ||
Program characteristics | ||||
Environment while waiting for gels to work | 0.572 | <0.00001 | 1.771 | (1.445-2.178) |
Own home (vs basic accommodation close to hospital) | ||||
Availability of pain relief and sleep medication | −0.029 | 0.4643 | 0.972 | (0.901-1.050) |
Given single dose of mild pain relief and sleep medication (vs providing own pain relief) | ||||
Who checks on you while waiting for gels to work | −0.019 | 0.7962 | 0.981 | (0.853-1.131) |
Availability of doctor on the phone (vs having to wait for doctor to arrive) | ||||
Increasing familiarity with midwife (vs rostered midwife only) | 0.095 | 0.021 | 1.099 | (1.016-1.191) |
Extra trips made to hospital | −0.402 | <0.00001 | 0.669 | (0.563-0.7960 |
Travel time for each trip to closest hospital providing service (per minute) | −0.019 | 0.0005 | 0.981 | (0.971-0.992) |
Patient characteristics | ||||
Previous care model experienced | ||||
Obstetrics clinic with doctors | −0.815 | <0.00001 | 0.443 | (0.331-0.594) |
Midwife clinic | 0.172 | 0.165 | 1.188 | (0.935-1.515) |
Midwife group practice | 0.056 | 0.6499 | 1.058 | (0.833-1.349) |
Age (per year) | 0.090 | <0.00001 | 1.094 | (1.061-1.128) |
Non-english speaking background (vs english speaking) | −1.934 | <0.00001 | 0.145 | (0.105-0.201) |
Previous experience of induction (vs not) | −0.457 | 0.0041 | 0.633 | (0.465-0.865) |
Highest education -university or college degree (vs not) | 0.451 | 0.0052 | 1.570 | (1.150-2.155) |
Private health insurance (vs not) | −0.070 | 0.5964 | 0.932 | (0.722-1.209) |
First pregnancy (vs second or subsequent pregnancy) | 0.844 | <0.00001 | 2.325 | (1.703-3.190) |
Preferences for enhanced inpatient priming (compared to basic inpatient care) | ||||
Constant | 0.090 | 0.8519 | ||
Program characteristics | ||||
Environment while waiting for gels to work | −0.031 | 0.4631 | 0.970 | (0.895-1.053) |
Private hospital room, but shared bathroom (vs shared room & bath) | ||||
Private hospital room with private bathroom (vs shared room & bath) | 0.498 | <0.00001 | 1.646 | (1.503-1.805) |
Availability of pain relief and sleep medication | 0.079 | 0.0351 | 1.083 | (1.007-1.166) |
Stronger pain relief and sleep medication available but may have to wait (vs mild pain relief from midwives), when hot baths not available | ||||
Stronger pain relief and sleep medication available but may have to wait (vs mild pain relief from midwives), when hot baths are available | 0.077 | 0.1746 | 1.080 | (0.968-1.208) |
Who checks on you while waiting for gels to work | 0.111 | 0.115 | 1.117 | (0.975-1.282) |
Availability of doctor onsite (vs having to wait for doctor to arrive) | ||||
Increasing familiarity with midwife (vs rostered midwife only) | 0.130 | 0.0113 | 1.139 | (1.031-1.259) |
Travel time for each trip to closest hospital providing service (per minute) | −0.009 | 0.0474 | 0.991 | (0.982-1.000) |
Patient characteristics | ||||
Previous care model experienced | ||||
Obstetrics clinic with doctors | −0.498 | 0.008 | 0.608 | (0.456-0.813) |
Midwife clinic | 0.117 | 0.3419 | 1.125 | (0.886-1.433) |
Midwife group practice | 0.101 | 0.4151 | 1.106 | (0.871-1.410) |
Age (per year) | 0.090 | <0.00001 | 1.095 | (1.085-1.105) |
Non-english speaking background (vs english speaking) | −0.987 | <0.00001 | 0.373 | (0.273-0.511) |
Previous experience of induction (vs not) | −0.186 | 0.2418 | 0.831 | (0.612-1.133) |
Highest education -university or college degree (vs not) | 0.271 | 0.0925 | 1.311 | (0.961-1.796) |
Private health insurance (vs not) | −0.255 | 0.0539 | 0.775 | (0.600-1.004) |
First pregnancy (vs second or subsequent pregnancy) | 0.834 | <0.00001 | 2.303 | (1.689-3.156) |