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Table 2 The relationship between quality expectations and searching for comparative performance information by patients who underwent a hip or knee replacement (model 1), controlled for patient and hospital characteristics and previous treatment (model 2)

From: Patients’ expectations of variation in quality of care relates to their search for comparative performance information

 

Model 1

Model 2 $

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

OR [95% CI]

p

OR [95% CI]

p

Age

    

 <65

  

1.18 [0.55–2.53]

0.66

 ≥65 (reference)

    

Hospital type

    

 Teaching

  

1.27 [0.54–2.95]

0.58

 Community

  

0.73 [0.24–2.22]

0.58

 University (reference)

    

Previous treatment in current hospital

    

 Yes

  

0.32 [0.15–0.70]

0.00*

 No (reference)

    

Expectations regarding quality differences in hospital care

 

0.00*

 

0.04*

 Yes, small differences

3.71 [1.22-11.27]

0.02*

3.18 [1.02–9.89]

0.04*

 Yes, large differences

7.44 [2.28-24.30]

0.00*

5.05 [1.44–17.77]

0.01*

 No, differences (reference)

    
  1. *P <0.05; OR [95% CI] = odds ratio [95% confidence interval].
  2. Based on the answers of 279 respondents.
  3. $Based on the answers of 263 respondents.