Agreement of general practitioners with the guideline-based stepped-care strategy for patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a cross-sectional study

Table 6 Uni- and multivariable associations between potential barriers of GPs agreement with the SCS recommendations about the sequence for care

	Univariable analysis			Multivariable analysis
	Beta	(SE)	p-value	Beta	(SE)	p-value
GP’s characteristics
Length of time working, years; median (range)	−0.00	(0.00)	0.87
GPwSI in musculoskeletal disorders; N (% yes)	0.06	(0.06)	0.29
Effectiveness recommended modalities (range 0–3); mean (SD)	0.18	(0.07)	0.01	0.23	(0.07)	0.00
Effectiveness non-recommended modalities (range 0–3); mean (SD)	−0.14	(0.04)	0.00	−0.16	(0.04)	0.00
Practice setting
Number of GPs working; median (range)	0.00	(0.01)	0.90
Number of registered patients (per 1000); median (range)	0.01	(0.01)	0.35
Solo practice; N (% yes)	−0.15	(0.05)	0.00	−0.15	(0.05)	0.01
Availability practice nurse; N (% yes)	0.06	(0.07)	0.38
Number of other disciplines available; median (range)	0.01	(0.01)	0.52
Organization of OA management
Structural collaboration; N (% yes)	0.08	(0.05)	0.08	0.89	(0.05)	0.08
Ad hoc collaboration; N (% yes)	−0.00	(0.04)	0.97

Abbreviations: GPs = General practitioners; SCS = Stepped-care strategy; GPwSI = GP with a special interest; N = number of GPs; SD = standard deviation; OA = Osteoarthritis.
Note: The italic numbers are statistically significant.

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