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Table 4 Provider and practice characteristics associated with accepting new patients in general

From: Accepting new patients who require opioids into family practice: results from the MAAP-NS census survey study

 

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Provider Characteristic

 Female FP

0.71 (0.51, 0.99)*

0.86 (0.58, 1.27)

 FP Age

0.98 (0.96, 1.003)

–

 Years in Practice

1.01 (0.99, 1.02)

0.99 (0.97, 1.01)

 Hours of Patient Care/Week

1.03 (1.01, 1.04)**

1.04 (1.02, 1.06)***

Practice Characteristic

 Number of FPs in Practice

0.93 (0.87, 0.98)*

0.81 (0.75, 0.89)***

 Nurse in Practice

0.93 (0.87, 0.98)*

0.84 (0.55, 1.27)

 Nurse Practitioner in Practice

0.95 (0.63, 1.45)

1.10 (0.69, 1.76)

 Psychiatrist/Psychologist in Practice

2.06 (1.16, 3.67)*

5.11 (2.45, 10.64)***

  1. ***p < 0.001
  2. ** p < 0.01
  3. * p < 0.05