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Conditional Odds Ratios for styles of decision-making preferred by physicians (excluding perceived role) |
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| Physician characteristics |
Paternalism vs. Shared decision-making* |
Consumerism vs. Shared decision-making.** |
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| COR (95% CI) |
COR (95% CI) |
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| Age |
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| 28 – 49 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| 50+ |
2.09 (1.41 – 3.11) |
1.11 (0.72 – 1.71) |
| Country of training |
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| U.S. |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Overseas |
2.37 (1.34 – 4.19) |
0.98 (0.45 – 2.16) |
| Respondent's type of medical specialty1 |
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| Primary Care |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Medical Specialty |
1.32 (0.84 – 2.07) |
1.66 (0.97 – 2.87) |
| Surgical Specialty |
0.74 (0.43 – 1.29) |
2.56 (1.51 – 4.34) |
| Percentage of patients from minority backgrounds |
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| 40% or less |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| > 40% |
1.53 (0.96 – 2.45) |
1.10 (0.64 – 1.89) |
| Physician perceptions of frequency of encouraging patients to look for information |
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| Often/Sometimes |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Hardly ever/Never |
2.05 (1.33 – 3.17) |
0.96 (0.57 – 1.61) |
| Physician perceptions of frequency of having enough time with patients in visits |
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| Often/Sometimes |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Hardly ever/Never |
1.81 (1.03 – 3.18) |
1.54 (0.84 – 2.85) |
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* A Conditional Odds Ratio of > 1 means that physicians in this category had a greater likelihood of preferring paternalism compared to shared decision-making than the referent group. ** A Conditional Odds Ratio of > 1 means that physicians in this category had a greater likelihood of preferring consumerism compared to shared decision-making than the referent group. 1Physicians in surgical specialties were less likely than physicians in medical specialties to prefer paternalism compared to shared decision-making (OR 0.56; 95% CI 0.33 – 0.97), but no more likely to prefer consumerism compared to shared decision-making (OR 1.54; 95% CI 0.94 – 2.51). | ||
Murray et al. BMC Family Practice 2007 8:10 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-8-10 |
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