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Table 3 Associations between GP-/patient-characteristics and contents of the consultation*

From: Familiarity between patient and general practitioner does not influence the content of the consultation

Dependent variables

N

Predictor

OR (95% CI)

Medical issues

   

a. Received considerable attention

394

Bad overall health

1.40 (1.01–1.95)

  

Psychological factors

0.70 (0.52–0.93)

b. The GP displayed prior knowledge

347

Very familiar†

3.58 (1.76–7.25)

  

Duo/group practice

3.16 (1.27–7.86)

Psychological themes

   

a. Received considerable attention

394

Psychological factors

1.96 (1.59–2.43)

b. The GP displayed prior knowledge

154

Very familiar†

13.57 (2.52–73.23)

  

Bad overall health

0.64 (0.42–0.97)

  

Psychological factors

1.66 (1.15–2.41)

Social environment

   

a. Received considerable attention

394

Psychological factors

1.64 (1.33–2.01)

b. The GP displayed prior knowledge

151

Moderately familiar†

6.49 (1.39–30.28)

  

Very familiar†

8.07 (2.22–29.36)

  1. *only significant results are shown (p < 0.05)
  2. reference category is 'not or hardly familiar with each other'
  3. Variables entered in the model: (a) GP and patient moderately familiar or (b) GP and patient very familiar, (c) overall health as rated by the patient, (d) role of psychological factors in the complaint as perceived by the GP, (e) GP's sex, (f) number of working hours per week (fte), (g) the number of patients per full time equivalent, (h) number of years GPs were practicing in the present practice, (i) sufficient time for the consultation, (j) working in a duo-/group-practice, (k) degree of urbanisation, (l) patient's sex, (m) patient's age, (n) number of consultations one year preceding the video-consultation.