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Table 4 Female CFS/ME patients’ experiences of management continuity from the question: “Does your GP fail to meet his/her tasks as a liaison between different parts of the health care services?” (multivariable logistic regression)

From: Experiences of general practitioner continuity among women with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a cross-sectional study

 

GP fails to meet his/her tasks as a liaison between different parts of the health care services to some or a large extent (n = 217)

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Age

 16–39

0.56

0.27–1.15

0.116

 40–59a

1.00

 60+

0.25

0.09–0.76

0.014

Education

 Primary

3.06

0.98–9.57

0.055

 High school

1.32

0.63–2.77

0.471

 University 1–4 yearsa

1.00

 University 5 years +

1.94

0.88–4.31

0.102

Self-rated degree of CFS/ME

 Mild

0.60

0.27–1.32

0.201

 Moderatea

1.00

 Severe/very severe

1.19

0.46–3.09

0.720

GP duration

 0–2 yearsa

1.00

 3 years+

0.93

0.42–2.04

0.854

GP frequencyb

 0 visits

0.26

0.06–1.05

0.058

 1–4 visitsa

1.00

 5–9 visits

0.50

0.24–1.03

0.060

 10+ visits

0.44

0.18–1.04

0.060

  1. GP general practitioner, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aReference groups
  3. bNumber of GP visits the previous year for CFS/ME-related issues
  4. Statistical significant findings (95% CI/p < 0.05) marked in bold