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. 2006 May 2;3(2):273–278. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nel009

Table 2.

The adjusted effects of satisfaction with family physicians and specialists on the likelihood of using CAM in 1993 (logistic regressions)

Attitude Time devoted Availability Info sharing Quality of care Overall






Coefficient T-value Coefficient T-value Coefficient T-value Coefficient T-value Coefficient T-value Coefficient T-value
Family physicians −0.178 −2.491 −0.111 −1.633 −0.082 −1.228 −0.152 −2.123 −0.130 −1.745 −0.156 −2.051
Specialists −0.065 −0.929 −0.147 −2.264 −0.060 −0.937 −0.119 −1.735 −0.171 −2.605 −0.116 −1.641
Constant −1.112 −1.074 −0.984 −0.946 −1.782 −1.810 −0.966 −0.945 −0.964 −0.937 −0.966 −0.932
VAS −0.010 −1.803 −0.010 −1.816 −0.010 −1.756 −0.010 −1.798 −0.009 −1.607 −0.010 −1.747
Sick fund membership
        Meuhedet sick fund −0.977 −1.335 −0.918 −1.253 −0.979 −1.337 −0.917 −1.252 −0.924 −1.262 −0.934 −1.275
        Maccabi sick fund −0.547 −1.236 −0.471 −1.064 −0.518 −1.170 −0.510 −1.152 −0.497 −1.123 −0.543 −1.229
        Leumit sick fund 0.232 0.579 0.280 0.700 0.233 0.585 0.241 0.603 0.288 0.720 0.273 0.682
Sex and age
        Men −0.461 −2.082 −0.467 −2.113 −0.426 −1.934 −0.457 −2.067 −0.489 −2.197 −0.467 −2.109
        Age 0.005 0.425 0.005 0.374 0.006 0.503 0.006 0.441 0.007 0.590 0.005 0.422
Education
        High school 0.672 2.257 0.651 2.187 0.640 2.154 0.662 2.220 0.650 2.186 0.667 2.238
        University 0.683 1.890 0.610 1.678 0.663 1.839 0.630 1.733 0.578 1.591 0.638 1.760
Economic status 0.064 0.280 0.052 0.225 0.036 0.159 0.068 0.294 0.071 0.308 0.061 0.267
Ethnic origin
        Europe–America −0.021 −0.054 −0.044 −0.116 −0.084 −0.219 −0.028 −0.073 −0.017 −0.044 −0.015 −0.039
        USSR −0.749 −1.072 −0.708 −1.015 −0.724 −1.039 −0.810 −1.153 −0.720 −1.030 −0.728 −1.042
        Asia–Africa 0.099 0.256 0.087 0.225 0.045 0.116 0.074 0.191 0.113 0.289 0.105 0.271
200K+ inhabitants 0.263 1.132 0.244 1.049 0.257 1.104 0.255 1.095 0.247 1.060 0.255 1.099
Pseudo-R2 0.041 0.044 0.035 0.045 0.047 0.043

Boldface indicates that the effect is significant at 0.05.