Table 4 Multivariate predictors of cost-consciousness in 1184 Swiss doctors, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998.
From: Cost-consciousness among Swiss doctors: a cross-sectional survey
| Â | Adjusted mean cost consciousness | 95% CI | P value |
Type of practice | Â | Â | 0.005 a |
Public sector, in training | 51.2 | 50.0 to 52.4 | Â |
Public sector, senior staff | 51.8 | 49.3 to 54.3 | Â |
Private sector | 49.0 | 48.2 to 49.8 | Â |
Self-reported number of patients per week | Â | Â | 0.002 b |
<26 | 51.9 | 50.6 to 53.2 | Â |
26–50 | 51.2 | 50.0 to 52.4 |  |
51–75 | 50.3 | 48.7 to 52.0 |  |
>75 | 49.1 | 47.5 to 50.7 | Â |
Stress from uncertainty | Â | Â | <0.001 b |
Lowest quartile (1 – 2.13) | 52.4 | 51.0 to 53.9 |  |
2nd quartile (2.15 – 2.67) | 51.4 | 50.1 to 52.8 |  |
3rd quartile (2.69 – 3.23) | 50.9 | 49.5 to 52.2 |  |
Highest quartile (3.25 – 5.0) | 47.9 | 46.4 to 49.4 |  |
Work-related satisfaction | Â | Â | <0.001 b |
Lowest quartile (1.0 – 4.5) | 48.5 | 47.0 to 49.9 |  |
2nd quartile (4.53 – 5.0) | 50.3 | 48.9 to 51.6 |  |
3rd quartile (5.06 – 5.47) | 51.3 | 49.9 to 52.8 |  |
Highest quartile (5.5 – 7.0) | 52.5 | 51.0 to 54.0 |  |