Table 3.
Univariate and logistic regression models for primary care experiences and patient empowerment (N=86)
| Univariate | Demographics & experience logistic regression (R2= 0.47) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Variable |
N |
% |
Odds ratio |
Overall p value/CI |
Odds ratio |
Overall p value/CI |
| Education |
|
|
|
<0.05 |
|
NS |
| Did not complete high school or secondary school |
22 |
30.6 |
0.14 |
(0.04, 0.55) |
0.29 |
(0.04, 2.26) |
| Completed high school or secondary school |
18 |
25.0 |
0.37 |
(0.09, 1.62) |
1.04 |
(0.08, 13.49) |
| At least some college, university or post-secondary |
32 |
44.4 |
(ref) |
|
(ref) |
|
| Self-reported Ethnicity |
|
|
|
<0.01 |
|
NS |
| White/Caucasian/European |
15 |
20.8 |
(ref) |
|
(ref) |
|
| Chinese |
24 |
33.3 |
0.13 |
(0.02, 0.71) |
0.98 |
(0.06, 15.75) |
| Aboriginal (First Nations/Metis) |
21 |
29.2 |
1.46 |
(0.18, 11.74) |
6.09 |
(0.21, 174.05) |
| Other |
12 |
16.7 |
0.46 |
(0.06, 3.35) |
0.92 |
(0.05, 18.59) |
| Strength of Affiliation |
|
|
|
NS |
not included in model |
|
| Scale range 0 to 4, treated as continuous |
|
|
0.64 |
(0.35, 1.20) |
|
|
| IPC Communication: Clarity of Communication |
|
|
|
<0.005 |
|
NS |
| Scale range 3 to 5, treated as continuous |
|
|
3.94 |
(1.64, 9.45) |
1.65 |
(0.46, 5.94) |
| IPC Style: compassionate, respectful |
|
|
|
<0.0001 |
|
<0.01 |
| Scale range 2.67 to 5, treated as continuous |
|
|
34.52 |
(7.54, 157.93) |
20.08 |
(3.04, 132.59) |
| NP Knowledge of child |
|
|
|
<0.001 |
|
NS |
| Scale range 1.67 to 5, treated as continuous | 3.46 | (1.72, 6.99) | 2.43 | (0.79, 7.44) | ||
Note. Bold indicates statistically significant results. Empowerment was the dependent variable where “never/rarely/sometimes=0, usually/always=1”. NS=not significant. IPC communication scales: Elicited Concerns and Shared Decision-making were not included in these models due to high amounts of missing.