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. 2010 Jun 15;257(11):1869–1874. doi: 10.1007/s00415-010-5625-1

Table 3.

Explanatory model for satisfaction after day-care consultation

Regression coefficients
B1 B2 B3 (95% CI) + SE B p
Age 0.21 0.21 0.24 (0.08/0.41) + 0.18 <0.01
Gender 2.75 2.85 2.48 (−2.16/7.12) + 0.06 0.29
Educationa −0.71 −0.88 −0.96 (−3.11/1.18) − 0.05 0.38
Number of physicians previously consulted −0.74 −0.76 (−1.97/0.44) − 0.08 0.22
Symptom duration −0.05 −0.05 (−0.09/−0.01) − 0.15 0.02
Satisfaction previous physician 0.19 0.21 (0.12/0.30) + 0.29 <0.001
Referral typeb −5.91 (−10.80/−1.03) − 0.15 0.02
Constant 62.84 (47.84/77.84)

Model fit: R 2 step B1: 0.034 (F-change p = 0.036), R 2 step B2: 0.125 (F-change p < 0.001), R 2 step B3: 0.145 (F-change p = 0.018), F: 5.879 p < 0.001

SO second opinion, TR tertiary referral, CI confidence interval, SE B = standardized regression coefficient

aEducation type, 1–2 = low, 3 = middle, 4–5 = high

bReferral type second opinion = 1, tertiary referral = 2