Table 4.
Logistic regression analysis. Opinions on the role of non-neurosurgical (neuro)oncology training and knowledge concerning healthcare economics, regulations, and medicolegal issues vary with country of practice. RT/RS, radiotherapy/radiosurgery.
| Covariate | Formal qualifications |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical oncology |
RT/RS |
Medical ethics |
Medicolegal, regulations, economics |
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| Odds Ratio (95%-CI) | p-Value | Odds Ratio (95%-CI) | p-Value | Odds Ratio (95%-CI) | p-Value | Odds Ratio (95%-CI) | p-Value | |
| ≥10 vs. <10 years of neurosurgical practice | 0.906 [0.454; 1.809] | 0.7798 | 1.094 [0.550; 2.179] | 0.7975 | 0.834 [0.408; 1.707] | 0.6195 | 0.937 [0.460; 1.907] | 0.8577 |
| Academic affiliation vs. non-academic | 1.660 [0.909; 3.030] | 0.0988 | 1.755 [0.960; 3.208] | 0.0677 | 1.021 [0.544; 1.916] | 0.9484 | 0.849 [0.462; 1.563] | 0.5997 |
| Senior consultant/department chair vs. resident/junior consultant | 1.147 [0.577; 2.279] | 0.6956 | 1.254 [0.630; 2.494] | 0.5195 | 1.304 [0.643; 2.645] | 0.4619 | 1.407 [0.697; 2.838] | 0.3405 |
| Main interest neuro-Oncology: Yes vs. No | 0.961 [0.479; 1.928] | 0.9105 | 0.779 [0.385; 1.577] | 0.4879 | 0.867 [0.421; 1.784] | 0.6978 | 0.531 [0.263; 1.074] | 0.0781 |
| Country of Practice: West vs. Other | 0.558 [0.193; 1.611] | 0.2805 | 0.915 [0.324; 2.583] | 0.8674 | 0.456 [0.139; 1.491] | 0.1937 | 0.367 [0.127; 1.059] | 0.0637 |
| Country of Practice: North vs. Other | 0.110 [0.030; 0.407] | 0.0010 | 0.197 [0.057; 0.686] | 0.0107 | 0.260 [0.069; 0.984] | 0.0474 | 0.149 [0.040; 0.550] | 0.0043 |
| Country of Practice: South vs. Other | 0.456 [0.152; 1.370] | 0.1617 | 0.715 [0.243; 2.100] | 0.5414 | 0.357 [0.106; 1.207] | 0.0976 | 0.299 [0.099; 0.905] | 0.0326 |
| Country of Practice: East vs. Other | 0.617 [0.152; 2.495] | 0.4977 | 0.655 [0.166; 2.587] | 0.5463 | 4.055 [0.401; 41.040] | 0.2358 | 1.106 [0.257; 4.758] | 0.8921 |