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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of the success rate of mediation, China, 2013–2015

From: The role of mediation in solving medical disputes in China

 

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VARIABLES

 Duration of case

0.998***

0.998***

0.997***

0.997***

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.001)

 First claim by patients

   

0.993***

   

(0.002)

 Age of patients

1.001

1.002

1.001

1.000

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.003)

Main Cause

 Medical Accidents

1.357

1.515

1.730**

2.738**

(0.339)

(0.387)

(0.451)

(1.154)

Skills

0.948

0.885

1.009

1.119

(0.103)

(0.099)

(0.116)

(0.175)

 Nursing and Medicine

1.687**

1.605**

1.693**

1.225

(0.400)

(0.382)

(0.406)

(0.332)

 Informed consent

0.713

0.664*

0.655*

0.604*

(0.170)

(0.162)

(0.162)

(0.182)

 Management problem

1.376

1.418

1.467

2.210*

(0.417)

(0.437)

(0.459)

(0.956)

Hospital level

 Primary

1.836***

1.835***

1.844***

1.484**

(0.271)

(0.277)

(0.279)

(0.292)

 Secondary

2.090***

2.029***

2.047***

1.919***

(0.217)

(0.214)

(0.218)

(0.277)

Consequence

 Disabled

 

0.891

0.869

0.926

 

(0.143)

(0.141)

(0.203)

 Others

 

2.530***

2.524***

1.926***

 

(0.270)

(0.272)

(0.297)

Year

 Year 2014

  

1.700***

1.848***

  

(0.202)

(0.296)

 Year 2015

  

2.649***

2.672***

  

(0.348)

(0.480)

 Constant

5.604***

3.740***

2.247***

3.371***

(0.667)

(0.478)

(0.339)

(0.825)

 Observations

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  1. Robust se in parenthese
  2. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1
  3. Note: Mediation agreement, reconciliation and withdrawn cases are classified as successful. Litigation cases are classified as unsuccessful