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Table 2 Multiple linear regression of diagnostic and treatment outcomes on PCP and practice characteristics

From: Diagnostic and treatment barriers to persistent somatic symptoms in primary care – representative survey with physicians

 

Outcome

 

Use of psychotropic drugs

Concern to overlook physical disease

Relief from symptom burden

Lack of guideline knowledge

 

B (CI 95%)

B (CI 95%)

B (CI 95%)

B (CI 95%)

Years of experience as PCP

 11–20

0.06 (-0.09, 0.22)

-0.27*** (-0.42, -0.12)

0.03 (-0.13, 0.19)

0.13 (-0.10, 0.37)

 21–30

-0.02 (-0.18, 0.14)

-0.25** (-0.41, -0.09)

-0.06 (-0.23, 0.10)

0.21 (-0.04, 0.46)

  > 30

0.08 (-0.12, 0.28)

-0.44*** (-0.64, -0.24)

-0.05 (-0.25, 0.16)

0.001 (-0.31, 0.32)

Gender female

0.05 (-0.07, 0.17)

0.04 (-0.08, 0.16)

-0.04 (-0.16, 0.09)

-0.30*** (-0.49, -0.12)

Collaborative practice

0.06 (-0.07, 0.18)

-0.01 (-0.13, 0.11)

0.07 (-0.06, 0.19)

0.06 (-0.13, 0.25)

Practice region

 Small town (5 000–19 999 Inh.)

-0.12 (-0.30, 0.06)

-0.13 (-0.31, 0.05)

0.02 (-0.17, 0.21)

-0.11 (-0.39, 0.17)

 Medium town (20 000–99 999 Inh.)

0.02 (-0.16, 0.20)

-0.09 (-0.27, 0.09)

0.06 (-0.12, 0.25)

0.08 (-0.21, 0.37)

 Large town (> 100 000 Inh.)

0.02 (-0.15, 0.19)

-0.19* (-0.36, -0.03)

-0.04 (-0.21, 0.13)

-0.09 (-0.35, 0.17)

Number of patients

 500–1000

-0.02 (-0.38, 0.34)

-0.24 (-0.60, 0.11)

0.07 (-0.30, 0.44)

0.26 (-0.30, 0.82)

 1001–1500

0.14 (-0.22, 0.50)

-0.15 (-0.51, 0.21)

0.15 (-0.22, 0.52)

0.31 (-0.25, 0.87)

  > 1500

0.29 (-0.09, 0.66)

-0.32 (-0.69, 0.05)

0.07 (-0.32, 0.45)

0.02 (-0.57, 0.60)

Constant

3.38*** (2.99, 3.78)

4.29*** (3.90, 4.69)

4.18*** (3.77, 4.59)

4.08*** (3.47, 4.70)

Observations

1,492

1,494

1,497

1,489

R2

0.01

0.02

0.004

0.01

Adjusted R2

0.01

0.02

-0.003

0.01

Residual Std. Error

1.15 (df = 1480)

1.14 (df = 1482)

1.19 (df = 1485)

1.80 (df = 1477)

F Statistic

1.73 (df = 11; 1480)

3.42*** (df = 11; 1482)

0.58 (df = 11; 1485)

1.99* (df = 11; 1477)

  1. Note:*p < 0.05; **p < 0.005; ***p < 0.0025 (Bonferroni adjusted alpha level for 20 statistical tests)