Table 3.

Effect of Socio-Demographic Factors on Patient Initiation of Information

N patients=121ii N providers=47	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P value
Provider Gender
Male	1.00
Female	1.04	(0.95, 1.14)	n.s.
Provider Discipline
Psychiatrist	1.00
Psychologist	1.23	(1.08, 1.42)	0.01
Social worker	1.03	(0.93, 1.15)	n.s.
Nurse	0.96	(0.60, 2.32)	n.s.
Provider length of experience of clinical work
1–5 years	1.00
6–10 years	1.04	(0.92, 1.16)	n.s.
11–15 years	1.16	(1.00, 1.33)	0.01
16 years or more	0.93	(0.78, 1.11)	n.s.
Provider Age
25–34yr	1.00
35–49yr	1.10	(0.98, 1.25)	n.s.
50–64yr	1.05	(0.85, 1.28)	n.s.
≥65yr	0.67	(0.50, 0.90)	0.01
Patient Age
18–34yr	1.00
35–49yr	1.04	(0.95, 1.14)	n.s.
50–64yr	1.20	(1.07, 1.36)	0.01
≥65yr	1.09	(0.82, 1.44)	n.s.
Patient Gender
Male	1.00
Female	1.04	(0.95, 1.14)	n.s.
Patient Education
≤11yr	1.00
12yr	1.03	(0.93, 1.15)	n.s.
13–15yr	1.09	(0.99, 1.20)	n.s.
≥16yr	0.90	(0.79, 1.04)	n.s.
Patient Race
Non-Latino White	1.00
Latino	0.91	(0.82, 1.00)	0.05
Non-Latino Black	0.97	(0.85, 1.11)	n.s.
Patient previous experience in treatment
No	1.00
Yes	1.26	(1.14, 1.40)	0.01

ⁱⁱWe were not able to complete the information checklist on 8 cases due to poor recording quality.