Table 5:

Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Quality Measures from Medical Record Abstraction at One Year

Dependent Variable Evaluated in Model	Model Type	n	Independent Variable	Estimate	p-value
				Beta 95% CI)
Number of rheumatologist visits in past year	Poisson regression	122 patients	Age, linear	−0.002 (−0.012, 0.009)	0.73
			Male sex	0.01 (−0.357, 0.379)	0.95
			Telemedicine group	−0.02 (−0.293,0.249)	0.87
			Number of visits in year prior to study	0.11 (0.016, 0.201)	0.02
				Odds ratio (95% CI)
Documentation of disease activity at the visit	Multivariate logistic regression	217 visits	Age, linear	0.99 (0.97,1.02)	0.66
			Male sex	0.52 (0.21,1.30)	0.16
			Telemedicine group	0.54 (0.29,1.02)	0.06
			RAPID3 at baseline	0.89 (0.83,0.95)	0.0004*
			Number of visits in year prior to study	0.76 (0.60,0.97)	0.02
Change in medications is prescribed when disease activity is moderate or high	Multivariate logistic regression	46 visits	Age (linear)	1.03 (0.96,1.11)	0.38
			Male sex	1.92 (0.09,42.5)	0.68
			Telemedicine group	2.44 (0.45,13.2)	0.3
			Number of visits in year prior to study	0.42 (0.18,0.98)	0.04
Functional status assessment documentation	Multivariate logistic regression	217 visits	Age, linear	1.00 (0.97,1.03)	0.85
			Male sex	1.40 (0.60,3.2)	0.44
			Telemedicine group	1.48 (0.75,2.90)	0.26
			High rheumatologist telemedicine rate	0.04 (0.01,0.20)	<0.001*
			Number of visits in year prior to study	1.30 (1.04,1.62)	0.02*
DMARD prescribed in past year	Multivariate logistic regression	122	Age, linear	1.27 (1.03,1.55)	0.02
			Male sex	0.06 (0.002,1.72)	0.1
			Telemedicine group	1.04 (0.05,21.3)	0.98

CI: Confidence Interval; DMARD: disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug