Table 5 Association of different variables with the GP motivation to participate in a multidisciplinary program: results of the univariate and multivariate analyses
Univariate model | Multivariate model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | χ2 or ta | P-value | OR | [95% CI] | P-value |
Gender | 3.60 | 0.04 | |||
Male | 1.00 | - | - | ||
Female | 1.06 | [0.55; 2.05] | 0.86 | ||
Age | 16.49 | 0.04 | |||
[25; 29] | 1.00 | - | - | ||
[30; 34] | 2.31 | [0.25; 21.77 | 0.46 | ||
[35; 39] | 0.93 | [0.11; 8.20] | 0.95 | ||
[40; 44] | 0.51 | [0.06; 4.76] | 0.56 | ||
[45; 49] | 1.00 | [0.10; 9.75] | 1.00 | ||
[50; 54] | 0.82 | [0.08; 8.81] | 0.87 | ||
[55; 59] | 3.30 | [0.35; 31.39] | 0.30 | ||
[60; 64] | 0.79 | [0.09; 6.93] | 0.83 | ||
[65; 69] | 1.10 | [0.08; 14.74] | 0.95 | ||
Practice location | 1.55 | > 0.20 | - | - | - |
Practice structure | 2.16 | > 0.20 | - | - | - |
Number of patients per week registered at the GP practice | 0.97 | > 0.20 | - | - | - |
Number of RA patients per year | 2.89 | > 0.20 | - | - | - |
Self-assessment of knowledge about the RA therapy strategy | 1.09a | > 0.20 | - | - | - |
Knowledge of the new guidelines for RA treatment | 0.02 | > 0.20 | - | - | - |
Evaluation of medication adherence at each visit | 2.12 | 0.15 | 1.37 | [0.66; 2.84] | 0.40 |
Causes of medication non-adherence already identified | 6.05 | 0.01 | 1.95 | [1.03; 3.69] | 0.04* |
Patient management sufficiently coordinated between healthcare professionals in RA | 2.66 | 0.10 | 0.76 | [0.40; 1.45] | 0.76 |
Sufficient transmissions by the rheumatologist regarding follow-up, adjustments, and monitoring of the treatment | 0.34 | > 0.20 | - | - | - |
Interest in training in the practice of motivational interviewing to improve medication adherence | 32.07 | < 0.01 | 3.83 | [1.91; 7.69] | < 0.01* |
Interest in providing additional time to explore and improve medication adherence with financial compensation | 32.55 | < 0.01 | 3.11 | [1.58; 6.13] | < 0.01* |