Table 6.

Regression of Attitude Toward Personal Continuity on Physicians’ Personal and Practice Characteristics

Characteristic by CountryMean Continuity Score by Group*Regression CoefficientStandard ErrorPValue
* Continuity score minimum 5, maximun 25.
England & Wales ( r2 = 0.04)
Age, years0.2080.242.39
    <3518.32
    35–50:18.64
    50+18.78
Sex−0.6960.340.04
    Male:18.45
    Female19.03
Full/part time18.560.1520.359.67
    Full18.91
    Part
List size0.2080.316.51
    <600018.57
    >600018.70
United States ( r2 = 0.01)
Age, years
    <3522.40−0.3960.191.04
    35–5022.05
    50+21.59
Sex−0.0880.265.74
    Male21.85
    Female22.17
Full/part time0.0640.283.82
    Full21.93
    Part:22.05
List size−.01160.239.63
    <600022.04
    >600021.89
Netherlands ( r2 = 0.04)
Age, years0.2740.258.29
    <3519.18
    35–5018.33
    50+19.07
Sex−0.5220.360.15
    Male18.70
    Female18.59
Full/part time−0.9980.341.004
    Full19.12
    Part18.14
List size−0.6180.364.09
    <600018.80
    >600018.09
Personal list−0.3260.320.31
    Yes18.85
    No18.31