Regression of Attitude Toward Personal Continuity on Physicians’ Personal and Practice Characteristics
Characteristic by Country | Mean Continuity Score by Group* | Regression Coefficient | Standard Error | PValue |
---|---|---|---|---|
* Continuity score minimum 5, maximun 25. | ||||
England & Wales ( r2 = 0.04) | ||||
Age, years | 0.208 | 0.242 | .39 | |
<35 | 18.32 | |||
35–50: | 18.64 | |||
50+ | 18.78 | |||
Sex | −0.696 | 0.340 | .04 | |
Male: | 18.45 | |||
Female | 19.03 | |||
Full/part time | 18.56 | 0.152 | 0.359 | .67 |
Full | 18.91 | |||
Part | ||||
List size | 0.208 | 0.316 | .51 | |
<6000 | 18.57 | |||
>6000 | 18.70 | |||
United States ( r2 = 0.01) | ||||
Age, years | ||||
<35 | 22.40 | −0.396 | 0.191 | .04 |
35–50 | 22.05 | |||
50+ | 21.59 | |||
Sex | −0.088 | 0.265 | .74 | |
Male | 21.85 | |||
Female | 22.17 | |||
Full/part time | 0.064 | 0.283 | .82 | |
Full | 21.93 | |||
Part: | 22.05 | |||
List size | −.0116 | 0.239 | .63 | |
<6000 | 22.04 | |||
>6000 | 21.89 | |||
Netherlands ( r2 = 0.04) | ||||
Age, years | 0.274 | 0.258 | .29 | |
<35 | 19.18 | |||
35–50 | 18.33 | |||
50+ | 19.07 | |||
Sex | −0.522 | 0.360 | .15 | |
Male | 18.70 | |||
Female | 18.59 | |||
Full/part time | −0.998 | 0.341 | .004 | |
Full | 19.12 | |||
Part | 18.14 | |||
List size | −0.618 | 0.364 | .09 | |
<6000 | 18.80 | |||
>6000 | 18.09 | |||
Personal list | −0.326 | 0.320 | .31 | |
Yes | 18.85 | |||
No | 18.31 |