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Table 2 Relationship of provider characteristics to overall work ratings – bi-variate, unadjusted relationships

From: Using vignettes to assess contributions to the work of addressing child mental health problems in primary care

Provider characteristics

N (%) of total 48 or mean (SD)

Unadjusted difference in work rating (over all rated vignettes)*

95 % confidence limits for difference*

Gender (female versus male)

37 (77 %)

0

-.23 .22

At site 10 or more years versus less than 10 years

28 (58 %)

-.1

-.12 .26

Prior training in therapy or behavior (yes/no)

5 (10)%

-.27

-.47 -.06

PBS burden scale (above/below mean)

Mean 17.3 (SD 4.5)

0 (correlation r = .01, p = .75)

-.21 .19

PBS belief scale (above/below mean)

Mean 12.6 (SD 3.6)

-.28 (correlation r = −.11, p = .01)

-.47 -.08

Urban practice (vs rural or suburban)

25 (52 %)

-.1

-.14 .25

50 % or more of patients in practice receive Medicaid (versus <50 %)

25 (52 %)

0

-.23 .14

Private practice vs. clinic or hospital-based

21 (44 %)

0

-.15 .22

Have co-located mental health worker versus no co-located worker

23 (48 %)

.30

.11 .48

  1. *Bold entries are significant at p < .05; indicates difference in estimated amount of work where 2 units was the value assigned to a reference case