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Table 3 Ordinal Regression Analysis on Physician Characteristics Affecting Disclosure of Bedside Rationing

From: Hidden bedside rationing in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional survey among physicians in internal medicine

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Years Since Graduation (per 10 years)

1.7

1.5–1.9

< 0.001

1.5

1.2–1.8

< 0.001

Residency

23.9

16.7–34.3

< 0.001

3.2

2.1–4.7

< 0.001

Academic Hospital

0.0

0.0–0.0

1.00

0.0

0.0–0.0

1.00

Employment Mode

 Private Practice

1.0

(ref)

 

1.0

(ref)

 

 Salaried

1.0

0.7–1.4

0.98

0.5

0.4–0.8

0.002

 In Training

0.4

0.3–0.5

< 0.001

0.5

0.3–0.9

0.01

  1. Dependent variable is response to item D in the survey on a five-point Likert scale ranging from ‘never’ (i.e. hidden bedside rationing) to ‘always’ (i.e. full disclosure). Variables are expressed as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. Statistically significant effects are expressed in bold