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Table 5 Mixed effects model estimating the effect of being identified as in need of palliative care

From: Training general practitioners in early identification and anticipatory palliative care planning: a randomized controlled trial

  

B1

95 % CI

p

Number of contacts with out-of-hours GP cooperative last 3 months

    
 

Identified patients

−0.0832

−1.156 – 0.989

0.8695

 

Cause of death2

  

0.4831

 

CHF

−0.1240

−1.833 – 0.585

 
 

COPD

−0.470

−1.404 – 0.464

 
 

Combination

0.6421

−0.553 – 1.837

 
 

GP works fulltime

1.0132

−0.164 – 2.190

0.0904

 

Age of GP3

−0.0776

−0.152 − −0.003

0.0410

 

Interest in palliative care3

−0.8049

−1.422 − −0.188

0.0113

 

Self-efficacy regarding PC3

0.3545

−0.328 – 1.037

0.3033

Number of contacts with own GP last month

    
 

Identified patients

4.5218

2.336 – 6.707

0.0006

 

Cause of death2

  

<0.0001

 

CHF

−3.5003

−5.054 − −1.947

 
 

COPD

−4.8675

−6.920 − −2.815

 
 

Combination

−3.9826

−6.633 − −1.332

 
 

GP works fulltime

−1.3109

−2.865 – 0.243

0.0970

 

Age of GP3

−0.0008

−1.101 – 0.099

0.9876

 

Interest in palliative care3

0.4259

−0.387 – 1.238

0.2993

 

Self-efficacy regarding PC3

−0.8122

−1.730 – 0.105

0.0817

 

Intervention group

   
  

OR4

95 % CI

p

Hospitalisation(s) last three months yes/no

    
 

Identified patients

0.485

0.215 – 0.975

0.0437

 

Cause of death2

  

0.0117

 

CHF

0.682

0.395 – 1.179

 
 

COPD

2.227

1.017 – 4.879

 
 

Combination

3.105

1.074 – 8.973

 
 

GP works fulltime

0.939

0.557 – 1.583

0.8094

 

Age of GP3

1.018

0.984 – 1.054

0.2937

 

Interest in palliative care3

0.792

0.603 – 1.041

0.0935

 

Self-efficacy regarding PC3

1.241

0.912 – 1.688

0.1663

Dying at home yes/no

    
 

Intervention group

2.126

0.974 – 4.643

0.0572

 

Cause of death2

  

<0.0001

 

CHF

0.418

0.240 – 0.726

 
 

COPD

0.177

0.076 – 0.414

 
 

Combination

0.172

0.061 – 0.485

 
 

GP works fulltime

1.321

0.762 – 2.291

0.3166

 

Age of GP3

0.995

0.960 – 1.030

0.7629

 

Interest in palliative care3

1.116

0.839 – 1.483

0.4465

 

Self-efficacy regarding PC3

0.761

0.549 – 1.055

0.1000

Dying in hospital yes/no

    
 

Identified patients

0.380

0.148 – 0.975

0.0449

 

Cause of death2

  

0.0011

 

CHF

1.361

0.781 – 2.371

 
 

COPD

3.867

1.928 – 7.757

 
 

Combination

2.423

1.025 – 5.726

 
 

GP works fulltime

0.884

0.554 – 1.409

0.5991

 

Age of GP3

0.989

0.960 – 1.019

0.4619

 

Interest in palliative care3

1.031

0.809 – 1.313

0.8025

 

Self-efficacy regarding PC3

1.309

0.980 – 1.748

0.0678

  1. 1) B = difference of means
  2. 2) cause of death (cancer, CHF, COPD or combination of those; cancer is reference group), age of GP, working hours, interest in palliative care, and estimation of own capacity were included in the model as possible confounders
  3. 3) Effects of continuous variables are assessed as one unit offsets from the mean
  4. 4) OR = odds ratio
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