Physician factors associated with clinical practice and use of QOL information
Dependent variables and independent variables . | Estimate or OR . | 95% CI . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. topics discussed with patients | |||
| United States vs other | 1.26* | 0.51, 2.01 | .001 |
| More comfortable discussing QOL issues with patients | |||
| United States vs other | 3.4† | 1.82, 6.52 | <.001 |
| Participation in the design or analysis of QOL study | |||
| Trained before 1988 vs 1988 or later | 1.90‡ | 0.96, 3.76 | .06∥ |
| Less than 50% vs 50% or more clinical time | 3.20‡ | 1.61, 6.35 | <.001 |
| Belief that QOL considerations enter into patients' decisions about whether to undergo transplantation | |||
| Pediatric vs adult/combination | 0.48§ | 0.27, 0.83 | .004 |
| Academic/combined vs community | 0.20§ | 0.07, 0.59 | .009 |
Dependent variables and independent variables . | Estimate or OR . | 95% CI . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. topics discussed with patients | |||
| United States vs other | 1.26* | 0.51, 2.01 | .001 |
| More comfortable discussing QOL issues with patients | |||
| United States vs other | 3.4† | 1.82, 6.52 | <.001 |
| Participation in the design or analysis of QOL study | |||
| Trained before 1988 vs 1988 or later | 1.90‡ | 0.96, 3.76 | .06∥ |
| Less than 50% vs 50% or more clinical time | 3.20‡ | 1.61, 6.35 | <.001 |
| Belief that QOL considerations enter into patients' decisions about whether to undergo transplantation | |||
| Pediatric vs adult/combination | 0.48§ | 0.27, 0.83 | .004 |
| Academic/combined vs community | 0.20§ | 0.07, 0.59 | .009 |
Data from original sample only (n = 180).
For each model of independent variables, potential predictors included country (United States, other than US), year completed training dichotomized at the median (before 1988, 1988 or later), percentage of time devoted to patient care (less than 50%, 50% or more), specialty (adult, pediatrics, or combined), affiliation (academic, community, or both), and sex. If more than 1 variable was significant in univariate modeling (P < .1), multivariate modeling results are presented. Categories were collapsed based on modeling results.
Coefficient estimate from a linear regression model (n = 173).
Odds ratio (OR) from a logistic regression model (n = 172).
OR from a logistic regression model (n = 164).
OR from a proportional odds model for ordinal response (n = 174). Community group is small (n = 12).
Univariate analysis result: OR, 2.07; 95% confidence interval (Cl), 1.08-3.99; P = .03.