Associations Between Patient-Reported Referral Completion and Patient, Referral Decision, Physician, Practice, and Health Plan Characteristics: Univariate Analyses
| Predictor | Completed/Total Referrals* No. | Referral Completion % | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note: Associations with P <.20 only are shown in this table. | |||
| * For each bivariate association, denominators may vary because of missing values. | |||
| Overall | 644/776 | 83.0 | |
| Patient race | |||
| White | 581/693 | 83.8 | |
| Nonwhite | 46/62 | 74.2 | .06 |
| Medicaid health plan | |||
| Yes | 53/71 | 74.6 | |
| No | 591/705 | 83.8 | .07 |
| Expected duration of specialist involvement | |||
| <3 mo | 418/493 | 84.8 | |
| 3–12 mo | 141/173 | 81.5 | |
| >12 mo | 80/104 | 76.9 | .13 |
| Duration of patient-physician relationship | |||
| <3 mo | 69/92 | 75.0 | |
| 3 mo – 5 y | 240/295 | 81.4 | |
| ≥5 y | 325/379 | 85.8 | .04 |
| Referring physician/staff scheduled appointment | |||
| No | 122/163 | 74.8 | |
| Yes | 515/605 | 85.1 | <.01 |
| Referring physician years in practice | |||
| <5 y | 95/125 | 76.0 | |
| 6–14 y | 191/229 | 83.4 | |
| ≥15 y | 358/422 | 84.8 | .07 |
| Referring physician specialty | |||
| Internist | 41/56 | 73.2 | |
| Family physician | 603/720 | 83.8 | .04 |
| Referring physician practice location | |||
| Urban | 555/674 | 82.3 | |
| Rural | 72/80 | 90.0 | .08 |