A pain relieving reimbursement program? Effects of a value-based reimbursement program on patient reported outcome measures

Table 7 Odds ratio estimates for being surgically treated after the introduction of the Stockholm value-based reimbursement program (STHLM-VBRP)

Effect	Point Estimate	95% Confidence Limits		p-value
Age	1	0.997	1.003	0.9302
Female	0.992	0.911	1.080	0.8535
Comorbidity level (CCI)	1.133	1.069	1.201	<.0001
Low educational level	0.977	0.879	1.085	0.6601
Annual income	1	1	1	<.0001
Born outside of Europe	1.596	1.388	1.834	<.0001

Note: CCI Charlson comorbidity index, Low educational level refers to patients that have not finished secondary education
Odds ratio estimates for being surgically treated after the introduction of the value-based reimbursement program as regards to patient characteristics. Odds ratios above 1.0 indicate a higher odds of being surgically treated after the introduction of the value-based reimbursement program in that category than in the reference group, whereas odds ratios below 1.0 indicates a lower odds of being surgically treated

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