Table 3 Associations of registrars’ practice location socioeconomic status from univariate and multivariable logistic regression
Univariate | Adjusted | |||||
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Factor group | Variable | Class | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p |
Model i. Registrar, Practice and Patient Variables | ||||||
Registrar Variables | ||||||
Non-English Speaking Background | Yes | 0.42 (0.21, 0.81) | 0.011 | 0.33 (0.14, 0.76) | 0.009 | |
Registrar Full-time or Part-time | Part-time | 0.56 (0.53, 0.60) | <.001 | 0.48 (0.44, 0.52) | <.001 | |
Pathway | Rural | 1.48 (0.83, 2.63) | 0.181 | 4.22 (2.06, 8.65) | <.001 | |
Registrar age | 0.65 (0.63, 0.66) | <.001 | 0.75 (0.72, 0.78) | <.001 | ||
Registrar gender | Female | 0.61 (0.36, 1.03) | 0.064 | 0.65 (0.34, 1.22) | 0.179 | |
Training term Referent: Term 1 | Term 2 | 0.70 (0.67, 0.73) | <.001 | 0.64 (0.60, 0.68) | <.001 | |
Term 3 | 0.46 (0.44, 0.48) | <.001 | 0.50 (0.46, 0.54) | <.001 | ||
Worked at practice previously | Yes | 0.74 (0.70, 0.78) | <.001 | 1.22 (1.13, 1.31) | <.001 | |
Practice Factors | ||||||
Practice routinely bulk bills | Yes | 13.8 (12.8, 14.7) | <.001 | 17.5 (16.1, 19.0) | <.001 | |
Practice size | Small | 3.75 (3.55, 3.95) | <.001 | 3.62 (3.38, 3.87) | <.001 | |
Patient factors | ||||||
Patient Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | Yes | 1.74 (1.48, 2.04) | <.001 | 1.49 (1.23, 1.80) | <.001 | |
Patient Non-English Speaking Background | Yes | 3.70 (3.48, 3.94) | <.001 | 2.89 (2.68, 3.13) | <.001 | |
Patient gender | Female | 0.96 (0.92, 0.99) | 0.015 | 0.94 (0.90, 0.99) | 0.015 | |
Patient age group Referent: 15-34 | 0-14 | 0.86 (0.81, 0.91) | <.001 | 0.91 (0.85, 0.98) | 0.011 | |
35-64 | 1.02 (0.98, 1.07) | 0.350 | 1.10 (1.04, 1.16) | 0.001 | ||
65+ | 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) | 0.262 | 1.05 (0.98, 1.12) | 0.195 | ||
Patient/practice status Referent: Existing Patient | New to practice | 0.86 (0.80, 0.93) | <.001 | 0.89 (0.81, 0.97) | 0.010 | |
New to registrar | 0.85 (0.82, 0.88) | <.001 | 0.89 (0.84, 0.93) | <.001 | ||
Model ii. Registrar, practice, patient, and all consultation variables | ||||||
Consultation Variables | ||||||
Chronic problem | Yes | 1.12 (1.08, 1.17) | <.001 | 1.04 (0.99, 1.10) | 0.138 | |
Consultation duration | 1.01 (1.01, 1.01) | <.001 | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) | 0.878 | ||
Number of problems managed | 1.08 (1.05, 1.10) | <.001 | 1.03 (1.00, 1.07) | 0.057 | ||
Procedure performed | Yes | 1.09 (1.03, 1.16) | 0.002 | 1.07 (0.99, 1.15) | 0.101 | |
Sought help any source | Yes | 1.10 (1.05, 1.15) | <.001 | 0.99 (0.93, 1.05) | 0.715 | |
Model iii. Registrar, practice, patient, and all consultation variables | ||||||
Consultation Outcome Variables | ||||||
Learning goals generated | Yes | 1.11 (1.06, 1.16) | <.001 | 0.99 (0.93, 1.05) | 0.680 | |