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. 2004 Jan;2(1):41–48. doi: 10.1370/afm.53

Table 3.

Physician Questionnaire Responses Significantly Associated with Patient Self-Reported Receipt of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Regression Analyses

Physician Factors Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) PValue
Likelihood to refer an adult with commercial insurance that pays for immunization to the health department for immunizations
    Very unlikely 1.78 (1.49, 2.14) <.001
    Unlikely to very likely referent
Has received complaints from patients following influenza vaccination
    Yes 0.57 (0.45, 0.73) <.001
    No referent
Estimated percentage of patients >65 years that receive pneumococcal vaccine in your practice
    0% – 70% 0.53 (0.42, 0.67) <.001
    >70% referent
I am bothered by stress and hassles at work
    Never 0.35 (0.23, 0.54) <.001
    Intermediate 0.93 (0.74, 1.16)
    Always referent
For the patient, convenience of referral to the health department for vaccination
    No inconvenience 0.69 (0.55, 0.87) .003
    Major inconvenience referent
Office has very effective mechanisms to ensure continuity of care
    Strongly disagree 1.05 (0.63, 1.74) .004
    Neutral 0.64 (0.47, 0.89)
    Strongly agree referent
Physician satisfaction with inpatient care aspect of practice
    Very dissatisfied 1.33 (0.96, 1.83) .03
    Intermediate 1.37 (1.07, 1.75)
    Very satisfied referent

Note: All variables that had P <.10 in bivariate analyses with the dependent variable were entered into the forward selection logistic regression.