Table 5 Predictors of Iranian family physicians, self-reported practices with regard to doctor- patient communication skills using univariate and multivariate linear regression
From: Doctor-patient communication skills: a survey on knowledge and practice of Iranian family physicians
Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 95% CIafor β | P value | β | 95% CI for β | P value | |
Age | 0.06 | 0.01 to 0.10 | 0.006 | 0.06 | 0.01 to 0.10 | 0.004 |
Sex (Female) | - 0.07 | - 0.75 to 0.61 | 0.836 | - 0.09 | - 0.74 to 0.55 | 0.780 |
Practice setting (Private office) | - 0.80 | - 1.70 to -0.02 | 0.044 | - 1.24 | - 2.04 to—0.44 | 0.005 |
Knowledge score | 0.13 | 0.26 to 0.49 | < 0.001 | 0.41 | 0.21to 0.52 | < 0.001 |