Table 4

Physician and practice characteristics associated with high frustration, multivariable model

Characteristic

Odds Ratio (95% CI)*

Age

< 40 years

1.7 (1.1–2.7)

40 or more years

1.0

Stress

Below average

1.0

Above average

2.3 (1.5–3.4)

Specialty

Family medicine

1.0

General internal medicine

1.5 (0.9–2.3)

Medicine subspecialty

2.0 (1.3–3.3)

Hours worked per week

≤55 hours

1.0

>55 hours

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

Patients with psychosocial problems

Fewer than average

1.0

More than average

2.1 (1.4–3.2)

Patients with substance abuse

Fewer than average

1.0

More than average

2.9 (1.8–4.5)

* Multivariable logistic regression, adjusted for weights and stratification (n = 1341).

Krebs et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:128   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-128