Table 4. Correlates of Patient and Practice Management Process Scores.
| Characteristics | Md physician communication2 | Availability of clinical info2 | Patient Support2 | Practice feedback3 | Access to Info tech3,5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeff (se) | Coeff (se) | Coeff (se) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | |
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| Specialization | |||||
| ≤15% | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| 15-49% | -.04 (.16) | .46 (.143) | .321 (.110) | 2.1 (1.3, 3.3) | 1.7 (1.1, 2.7) |
| ≥50% | .19 (.23) | 1.11 (.219) | .642 (.166) | 4.4 (2.2, 9.0) | 1.8 (0.9, 3.5) |
| F/Wald test, p value | .52, .596 | 13.69, p<.001 | 8.70, <.001 | 19.18, p<.001 | 5.58, p=.061 |
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| Cancer program | |||||
| None | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| ACoS | .19 (.166) | .02 (.154) | -.09 (.119) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.7) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.6) |
| NCI | .43 (.183) | .11 (.169) | -.25 (.131) | 1.8 (1.0, 3.1) | 1.2 (0.7, 2.2) |
| F/Wald test, p value | 3.0, .041 | .22, .806 | 1.89, .153 | 6.00, .049 | 0.94, .626 |
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| Teaching program | .46 (.140)* | 1.61 (.20)* | .29 (.10)* | 2.0 (1.3, 3.0) | 2.1 (1.4, 3.2) |
1
all values are adjusted for variables in the table, surgeon gender, and years in practice
2
interval dependent variable range 1.0 to 5.0
3
ordinal count range 0-3
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p<.001
5
also controls for proportion of newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer seen for second opinion