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Table 4 Physician and practice characteristics associated with high frustration, multivariable model

From: The difficult doctor? Characteristics of physicians who report frustration with patients: an analysis of survey data

Characteristic

Odds Ratio (95% CI)*

Age

 

   < 40 years

1.7 (1.1–2.7)

   40 or more years

1.0

Stress

 

   Below average

1.0

   Above average

2.3 (1.5–3.4)

Specialty

 

   Family medicine

1.0

   General internal medicine

1.5 (0.9–2.3)

   Medicine subspecialty

2.0 (1.3–3.3)

Hours worked per week

 

   ≤55 hours

1.0

   >55 hours

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

Patients with psychosocial problems

 

   Fewer than average

1.0

   More than average

2.1 (1.4–3.2)

Patients with substance abuse

 

   Fewer than average

1.0

   More than average

2.9 (1.8–4.5)

  1. * Multivariable logistic regression, adjusted for weights and stratification (n = 1341).