Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of predictors associated with telephone/video consultation
telephone consultation (model 1) | video consultation (model 2) | |||
Number of obs. | 1427 | 1392 | ||
LR chi2 (11) | 74.68 | 41.54 | ||
Prob > chi | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Pseudo R-squared | 0.04 | 0.03 | ||
Multivariable OR (95% CI) | p value | Multivariable OR (95% CI) | p value | |
Speciality (Reference: General medicine) | ||||
Cardiology | 0.23 (0.13–0.43) | 0.00** | 0.41 (0.18–0.94) | 0.03* |
Gastroenterology | 0.70 (0.44–1.08) | 0.11 | 0.59 (0.35–1.02) | 0.06 |
Paediatrics | 0.68 (0.48–0.96) | 0.03* | 1.30 (0.91–1.83) | 0.16 |
Gynaecology | 0.53 (0.38–0.74) | 0.00** | 0.46 (0.30–0.70) | 0.00** |
ENT | 0.28 (0.18–0.42) | 0.00** | 0.46 (0.26–0.81) | 0.01** |
Practice location (Reference: rural community) | ||||
Town | 1.44 (0.93–2.22) | 0.10 | 1.45 (0.87–2.43) | 0.15 |
mid-sized city | 1.59 (1.04–2.45) | 0.03* | 1.54 (0.93–2.57) | 0.09 |
metropolitan area | 1.59 (1.05–2.44) | 0.03* | 1.55 (0.94–2.55) | 0.09 |
Age | 0.93 (0.81–1.07) | 0.29 | 0.90 (0.77–1.04) | 0.16 |
Practice type (Reference: individual practice) | 1.22 (0.96–1.53) | 0.09 | 1.28 (0.99–1.66) | 0.06 |
Gender (Reference: male) | 1.48 (1.16–1.89) | 0.00** | 1.00 (0.77–1.31) | 0.98 |