Table 6.

Odds of Patient Anxiety After the Consultation in the Multivariate, Multilevel Logistic Regression Analysis

Variable	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Group
Immediate test ordering	1.00 (ref)
Watchful waiting	2.25 (1.09–4.60)
Watchful waiting + QI	1.12 (0.64–1.97)
Patient had anxiety before the consultation
Yes	6.83 (4.15–11.25)
No	1.00 (ref)
Patient expected referral to a specialist
Yes	2.64 (1.52–4.57)
No or did not care	1.00 (ref)
Physician felt certain that there was no cause for alarm
Yes	2.37 (1.02–5.51)
No	1.00 (ref)
Physician took a special interest in psychiatry, psychosomatics, or unexplained complaints
Yes	2.21 (1.13–4.31)
No	1.00 (ref)
Physician performed physical examination
Yes	2.03 (1.11–3.72)
No	1.00 (ref)
Patient expected blood tests to be ordered
Yes	1.84 (1.07–3.20)
No or unknown	1.00 (ref)
Patient considered complaints bearable
Yes	0.56 (0.32–0.97)
No	1.00 (ref)
Patient was satisfied with the consultation
Yes	0.53 (0.32–0.88)
No	1.00 (ref)
Patient knew seriousness of complaints after the consultation, according to patient
Yes	0.45 (0.25–0.79)
No	1.00 (ref)

CI=confidence interval; ref = reference group; QI = quality improvement.

Notes: Detailed definitions for each category are given in the supplemental tables. Group was retained in the model using 2 dummy variables. The intra-cluster correlation coefficient was 2.53 e⁻⁷.