Table 3 Likelihood of missing an appointment according to patient characteristics, type of consultations, and health care provider status
From: Reduction of missed appointments at an urban primary care clinic: a randomised controlled study
Variables | Odds Ratio | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic data | ||
Age (per additional decade) | 0.82 | 0.71-0.94 |
Male | 1.72 | 1.18-2.50 |
Asylum seeker | 2.73 | 1.22-6.09 |
No health insurance | 1.06 | 0.69-1.62 |
Type of consultation | ||
New patient | 0.50 | 0.22-1.12 |
Follow-up > 1 year | 2.2 | 1.15-4.2 |
Post ED visit | 1.54 | 0.66-3.55 |
Identity of the health care provider | ||
Junior doctor | 1.00 | |
Senior doctor | 0.50 | 0.27-0.93 |
Dietician | 0.89 | 0.37-2.17 |
Medical condition | ||
Depression | 1.48 | 0.97-2.25 |
Psychosis | 0.38 | 0.05-2.95 |
Addiction | 2.09 | 1.21-3.61 |
Being part of the intervention group | 0.63 | 0.43-0.89 |