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Table 4 Estimates of the relationship between relational continuity and prescribing family physician follow-up within 30 days

From: The relationship between relational continuity and family physician follow-up after an antidepressant prescription in older adults: a retrospective cohort study

Stratification

Model 1*

  

Model 2*

  

Model 3*

  

Relative Risk Ratio

95% Confidence Limits

Relative Risk Ratio

95% Confidence Limits

Relative Risk Ratio

95% Confidence Limits

All

1.0050

1.0041

1.0059

1.0062

1.0053

1.0071

1.0051

1.0038

1.0064

Urban

1.0027

1.0016

1.0038

1.0044

1.0033

1.0055

1.0034

1.0019

1.0049

Non-major urban

1.0086

1.0067

1.0106

1.0084

1.0065

1.0104

1.0094

1.0068

1.0120

Rural

1.0114

1.0080

1.0147

1.0115

1.0081

1.0148

1.0064

1.0023

1.0106

  1. * Model 1 incorporated patient-level sociodemographic variables including the interaction of age and sex categories, neighborhood-level material deprivation, and migration status and patient morbidity (CIHI grouper). Model 2 added the number of primary care visits in the prior 24 months and number of unique prescriptions at the dispensing date, and Model 3 added prescribing-physician-level variables (physician sex, physician age, and physician payment model)
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BMC Primary Care

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