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Table 3 Effect estimates (odds ratios/beta and 95% confidence intervals) of the association between the count of co-located non-physician disciplines and outcomes reflecting specialized chronic care management

From: Under the same roof: co-location of practitioners within primary care is associated with specialized chronic care management

Independent variables

Unadjusted

+Practice size and demographics

+ Country

 

Odds ratios (95% CI)

Disease management programs

  

N = 317

Chronic heart failure

1.09 (0.96–1.25)

1.08 (0.95–1.24)

1.08 (0.95–1.24)

Asthma

1.18 (1.03–1.34)

1.17 (1.03–1.34)

1.17 (1.03–1.34)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1.20 (1.06–1.36)

1.19 (1.05–1.36)

1.19 (1.05–1.36)

Diabetes

1.41 (1.21–1.63)

1.40 (1.20–1.63)

1.40 (1.20–1.63)

Special sessions/clinics

  

N = 325

Diabetes

1.41 (1.23–1.61)

1.42 (1.24–1.62)

1.43 (1.25–1.65)

Hypertension

1.16 (1.00–1.34)

1.19 (1.03–1.38)

1.20 (1.03–1.39)

Elderly

1.19 (1.03–1.37)

1.21 (1.05–1.40)

1.22 (1.05–1.42)

   

N = 294

High level of nurse provision

1.19 (1.03–1.39)

1.19(1.03–1.39)

1.39 (1.16–1.66)

 

Beta (95% CI)

 

N = 330

Equipment score

0.64 (0.43, 0.86)

0.65 (0.43, 0.87)

0.69 (0.55, 0.83)