Table 3.
Percentage and Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Intervals) of finding Medication Assistance Programs (MAPs) very helpful, by physician patient population and practice characteristics
| N‡ | Respondents indicating MAPs are very helpful (%) | Odds Ratio† | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 364 | 63.2 | ||
| MAPs Users | |||
| Occasional | 110 | 40.0 | -- |
| Regular | 254 | 73.2 | 5.20 (3.07 – 8.80) |
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| Proportion of patients without drug coverage | |||
| All patients | |||
| - < 34% | 107 | 69.2 | -- |
| - 34–65% | 126 | 68.2 | 1.25 (0.66 – 2.36) |
| - > 65% | 78 | 55.1 | 0.60 (0.30 – 1.22) |
| Patients older than 65 | |||
| - < 34% | 52 | 76.9 | -- |
| - 34–65% | 111 | 57.7 | 0.23 (0.10–0.56) |
| - > 65% | 132 | 65.1 | 0.35 (0.15–0.82) |
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| Location | |||
| Urban | 66 | 62.1 | -- |
| Suburban | 113 | 66.4 | 1.06 (0.56 – 2.00) |
| Rural | 99 | 61.6 | 0.63 (0.33 – 1.22) |
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| Patients per week | |||
| - < 100 | 82 | 62.2 | -- |
| - 100–150 | 183 | 66.1 | 0.99 (0.57 – 1.74) |
| - > 150 | 42 | 64.3 | 0.81 (0.35 – 1.88) |
| Proportion of older patients | |||
| - < 34% | 95 | 61.0 | -- |
| - 34–65% | 175 | 65.7 | 1.07 (0.61 – 1.89) |
| - > 65% | 81 | 59.3 | 0.53 (0.26 – 1.11) |
‡
Number of respondents in subcategories do not add up to 364 because those with missing information are omitted
†
Odds ratios are adjusted for the variables listed here and for dummy variables indicating missing data using logistic regressions