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Table 3 GPs’ evaluation of SPHC importance (index), univariate analyses

From: Factors influencing GPs’ perception of specialised palliative homecare (SPHC) importance – results of a cross-sectional study

Variable

Regression Coefficient β

Significance

95% Confidence Interval

Standard Error

n

Age

−.002

.238

−.006; .001

.002

954

Gender (Reference: male)

.158

<.001

.093; .223

.033

955

Work experience (years)

−.003

.023

−.006; −4.8*10^(−4)

.002

948

Working hours/week

−.005

<.001

−.008; −.002

.001

944

Practice Type (Reference: medical care centre)

    

956

 Single-handed

−.123

.128

−.281; .035

.081

 

 Group practice

−.123

.128

−.282; .035

.081

 

Employed (reference: yes)

−.064

.218

−.165; .038

.052

943

Location of practice (reference: big city)

    

949

 Rural

−.084

.070

−.176; .007

.047

 

 Small town

−.057

.212

−.147; .033

.046

 

 Medium-sized town

−.078

.124

−.177; .021

.050

 

Affiliation to Federal State (association of Statuatory Health Insurance Physicians, reference: Westphalia-Lippe)

    

956

 Bavaria

.039

.561

−.093; .171

.067

 

 Berlin

.227

.003

.076; .378

.077

 

 Hesse

.144

.040

.006; .282

.070

 

 Lower Saxony

.108

.133

−.033; .248

.072

 

 Saxony-Anhalt

.068

.313

−.064; .200

.067

 

 Schleswig-Holstein

.083

.235

−.054; .220

.070

 

 Thuringia

.122

.056

−.003; .247

.064

 

Number of patients/quarter

−9.08*10^(−5)

.048

−1.81*10^(−4)

−7.68*10^(−7)

910

Number of palliative patients/year

−.001

.081

−.002; 1.40*10^(− 4)

.001

940

Number of home visits/week

−.001

.096

−.003; 2.42*10^(− 4)

.001

954

Number of home visits/quarter within palliative patients

−3.27*10^(−4)

.051

−.001; 1.46*10^(−6)

1.67*10^(− 4)

937

Conviction that palliative care should be a central part of GP’s work

−.145

<.001

−.185; −.106

.020

949

Self-assessed palliative competence

−.182

<.001

−.230; −.135

.024

939

Extent of GP palliative care delivery (index)

−.334

<.001

−.395; −.272

.031

954

Perceived involvement in treatment after SPHC initiation

.116

<.001

.080; .152

.018

836

Frequency of SPHC referrals denied by MDKa

.017

.617

−.049; .082

.033

811

Number of SPHC referrals by other health care professionals

−.007

.035

−.014; −.001

.003

756

Qualification level (Reference: none + exclusively within work in general practice)

    

921

 Additional qualification in palliative care

−.080

.158

−.191; .031

.057

 

 BQKPmVb

−.337

.084

−.720; .045

.195

 

 40 h-course certificate

−.068

.154

−.161; .025

.047

 

 Having worked in a palliative care institution for at least 3 months

.069

.342

−.073; .210

.072

 

Remuneration level (Reference: PPC)

    

956

 Settlement via selective contracts

−.087

.168

−.212; .037

.063

 

 BQKPmV

−.399

.008

−.693; −.105

.150

 

 PPC + additional qualification in palliative care

−.081

.201

−.204; .043

.063

 

Quality of surrounding palliative infrastructure

.121

.003

.042; .201

.041

869

Quality of utilised SPHC

.241

<.001

.187; .294

.027

811

  1. a Medical advisary service of Social Health Insurance (MDK: Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenkassen)
  2. b Particularly qualified and coordinated general palliative care (translation)