Table 1 Determinants of Long-term Recall: Logistic Regression Model of the Association between the Number of Instructions Recalled (1 to 4), Patients' Characteristics and the Re-Test Interval (χ2 = 65
From: What factors affect patients' recall of general practitioners' advice?
Characteristic | All n = 250 (%) | Instructions recalled | OR with 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n = 170 (%) | No n = 80 (%) | ||||
Gender | |||||
male | 76 (30.4) | 53 (31.2) | 23 (28.8) | 1.00 | |
female | 174 (69.6) | 117 (68.8) | 57 (71.3) | 0.93 (0.45-1.91) | 0.835 |
Age (years) | |||||
50 or less | 69 (27.6) | 51 (30.0) | 18 (22.5) | 1.00 | |
51-64 | 99 (39.6) | 68 (40.0) | 31 (38.8) | 1.28 (0.61-3.12) | 0.445 |
65 and above | 82 (32.8) | 51 (30.0) | 31 (38.8) | 1.32 (0.54-3.22) | 0.537 |
Education | |||||
primary school | 33 (13.2) | 18 (10.6) | 15 (18.8) | 1.00 | |
high school | 148 (59.2) | 102 (60.0) | 46 (57.5) | 0.39 (0.15-0.99) | 0.049 |
college | 69 (27.6) | 50 (29.4) | 19 (23.8) | 0.32 (0.10-1.00) | 0.050 |
Number of given instructions | |||||
1 | 19 (7.6) | 18 (10.6) | 1 (1.3) | 1.00 | |
2 | 130 (52.0) | 108 (63.5) | 22 (27.5) | 4.02 (0.49-32.62) | 0.193 |
3 | 80 (32.0) | 38 (22.4) | 42 (52.5) | 26.05 (3.15-215.24) | 0.002 |
4 | 21 (8.4) | 6 (3.5) | 15 (18.8) | 56.80 (5.91-546.12) | < 0.001 |
Re-test interval (days) | |||||
14 or less | 59 (23.6) | 47 (27.6) | 12 (15.0) | 1.00 | |
15-30 | 35 (14.0) | 23 (13.5) | 12 (15.0) | 3.27 (1.06-10.13) | 0.040 |
31-60 | 68 (27.2) | 42 (24.7) | 26 (32.5) | 3.21 (1.28-8.07) | 0.013 |
more than 60 | 88 (35.2) | 58 (34.1) | 30 (37.5) | 2.52 (1.05-6.02) | 0.038 |