Table 4.
Influence of patient and practice characteristics on patients’ perceptions with quality and impact of PHIMs
| P-value | OR | 95% CI for OR | ||
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| Lower | Upper | |||
| I understand the content of the leaflets | ||||
| Taking leaflets home | 0.063 | 4.391 | 0.923 | 20.889 |
| The leaflets are conveniently displayed in the waiting room | ||||
| Educational level | <0.001 | 0.248 | 0.115 | 0.534 |
| Reading leaflet | 0.012 | 3.070 | 1.277 | 7.380 |
| Frequency of contact with family physician | 0.050 | 3.715 | 0.999 | 13.821 |
| Asking for information | 0.062 | 3.550 | 0.936 | 13.464 |
| Display for leaflets | 0.119 | 2.512 | 0.789 | 8.004 |
| I discuss the content of the leaflets with my physician | ||||
| Age-groups | <0.001 | 3.390 | 2.348 | 4.895 |
| Gender (male compared to female) | 0.046 | 1.978 | 1.013 | 3.861 |
| Educational level | <0.001 | 0.239 | 0.121 | 0.474 |
| Frequency of contact with family physician | 0.063 | 1.879 | 0.968 | 3.649 |
| Reading leaflets | 0.053 | 3.110 | 0.984 | 9.834 |
| Taking leaflets home | <0.001 | 3.711 | 1.925 | 7.154 |
| What I learned from the leaflet, I discuss with/tell to others | ||||
| Gender (male compared to female) | 0.034 | 1.782 | 1.044 | 3.043 |
| Reading leaflets | <0.001 | 4.329 | 2.135 | 8.775 |
| Taking a leaflet home | 0.001 | 2.589 | 1.474 | 4.547 |
| Number of leaflets in waiting room | 0.004 | 0.427 | 0.239 | 0.763 |
| Frequency of contact with family physician | 0.050 | 0.587 | 0.344 | 1.001 |
| I would rather read a poster on the wall than a leaflet | ||||
| Reading leaflets | 0.012 | 0.212 | 0.063 | 0.715 |
| Taking leaflets | 0.084 | 0.639 | 0.384 | 1.062 |
| Number of leaflets in waiting room | 0.026 | 1.812 | 1.072 | 3.062 |
| Frequency of contact with family physician | 0.006 | 2.065 | 1.229 | 3.469 |
| Leaflets make me ask less questions of my family physician | ||||
| Educational level | <0.001 | 0.405 | 0.244 | 0.672 |
| Reading leaflet | 0.020 | 2.426 | 1.150 | 5.118 |
| Frequency of contact with family physician | 0.001 | 2.125 | 1.369 | 3.298 |
| Leaflets have previously helped me to improve my health-related knowledge and self-management | ||||
| Age-groups | 0.075 | 0.732 | 0.519 | 1.032 |
| Educational level | 0.030 | 0.507 | 0.274 | 0.937 |
| Reading leaflets | <0.001 | 8.280 | 3.199 | 21.436 |
| Taking leaflets home | 0.070 | 1.740 | 0.957 | 3.167 |
| Display of leaflets | 0.004 | 2.424 | 1.329 | 4.419 |
Notes: Logistic regression including the following covariates: gender (male/female), age-groups (per 10 years), educational level (primary school, technical secondary school, general secondary school, high-school or university), frequency of contact with family physician per year (<1, 1–3, 4–6, 7–12, >12), native language Dutch, taking leaflets home, number of available leaflets, reading leaflets, display of leaflets, asking for information.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; PHIM, patient health information materials.